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Posted: Jan 31 2006 at 4:31am | IP Logged Quote Erin
I am obsessed with covering my books. I use the same plastic my local library uses. I asked them for their supplier. I love the feel of them once covered I know my husband worries about me.

Anyhow if anyone else out there has the same problem could you tell me what to do about spiral bound books. Lingua Mater for example is a beautiful book but sprial bound, how can I protect this book to last the hordes?

I have books that were mine that my mother covered, (yes I come from a line of mad women) and the books last so much longer. I need help- for my spiral books that is, not my affliction I'm happy with that 'condition'

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Posted: Jan 31 2006 at 5:23am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Erin,

Can you laminate just the cover, right up to the edge of the spiral? Or have them rebound with a plastic cover at Kinkos or Office Max?

I know how hard it is to have obsessions -- the first step is admitting it though

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Posted: Jan 31 2006 at 11:29am | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm
You could take them to Kinkos and have them rebound and then cover them, or have them drilled for a 3 ring binder.

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Posted: Jan 31 2006 at 12:38pm | IP Logged Quote Rachel May
Erin wrote:
I am obsessed with covering my books. I use the same plastic my local library uses. I asked them for their supplier. I love the feel of them once covered


I want to do that too! Will covering them keep the dust jackets on? If there is a matching picture under the cover, I ditch the jacket, but some, like Strega Nona and the Clown of God have plain fabric fronts and the kids don't pick them to read since they can't see what the book is right away. We have these great bookshelves where the covers face out.....

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No help from me, I'm sorry, but would love to know where you get your covers from/your supplier! Thanks!



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Posted: Feb 08 2006 at 9:10pm | IP Logged Quote Erin
Thanks for these ideas, I can see the laminating the cover working.

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would love to know where you get your covers from/your supplier!


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I don't know where you would get them fromin America. But what I would suggest is contact your local library, or the regional library and ask them who their suppliers are. This is what I did here. I was also able to get non yellowing sticky tape.

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Posted: Feb 09 2006 at 6:44am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Dawn,

I've got this company's catalog -- Demco and they probably have what you want. I know my MIL (who was a head librarian in Atlanta) used these guys for supplies for book fixing.

I haven't had time to ordre from them but they have everything you could possibly need.

Hope this helps!


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