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16 years ago
Like always, I saw a need for something, so I began investigating how to keep my books from getting damaged when i loan them out, or do my own reading. This is what ive found so far.
Well, there are two options for keeping your books in good condition. you can get plastic display covers for the books, or you can make some book covers for the books when you take them off the shelf. Because for the most part, the only time a book gets damaged is when you take it off the shelf to read it, you wont really have to worry about buying display covers unless you happen to have the money to do so. Unfortunately, not all of us are that wealthy to go buying nice book covers from brodart and such, you tend to want to find the cheapest option. So, Here is the info.
Making a book cover:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4466608_nyl.....utes-less.html
Use nylon fabric or whatever is cheap and strong. Decide on some colors, and buy the fabric according to the guide above. Cut and sew the covers into place and go from there.
if you want to buy some transparent covers for displaying the books on the shelf, You have several companies to choose from.
http://www.vernonlibrarysupplies.co.....rotection.html
http://www.shopbrodart.com/site_pages/bjc/
http://www.colibriusa.com/
Unfortunately, while these covers tend to seem cheap at first, when you have a few hundred books to cover, you find yourself spending upwards into 200 bucks to get covers for all of them. If you do buy these types of covers, remember to buy in bulk. Its easier and cheaper to deal with collections when you have all the materials to cover new purchases already purchased and on hand, than if you bought covers individually for each book you own or buy in the future. Its also slightly cheaper too in the long run. Granted, yes, this will mean spending a few hundred to cover your collection, but like I mentioned earlier, you only need to cover books that are going to be going off the shelf.
So, my suggestion is to use the guide above to buy some materials at a fabric store, and make a few covers that can be removed once you are done reading the book. You can consider putting zippers on the covers to make it easier to remove them too. You want to remember that you should make a series of covers, each one about 1-2 inches larger than the last one to allow you to have covers on hand for varying sizes on the books you read. Remember that some books can be wider, thicker and/or taller than others, so account for this when making the covers. You can even design adjustable covers using buttons to account for the increase or decrease in size between books. I would even suggest considering using the buttons as an additional way of getting the cover off the book.
Well, there are two options for keeping your books in good condition. you can get plastic display covers for the books, or you can make some book covers for the books when you take them off the shelf. Because for the most part, the only time a book gets damaged is when you take it off the shelf to read it, you wont really have to worry about buying display covers unless you happen to have the money to do so. Unfortunately, not all of us are that wealthy to go buying nice book covers from brodart and such, you tend to want to find the cheapest option. So, Here is the info.
Making a book cover:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4466608_nyl.....utes-less.html
Use nylon fabric or whatever is cheap and strong. Decide on some colors, and buy the fabric according to the guide above. Cut and sew the covers into place and go from there.
if you want to buy some transparent covers for displaying the books on the shelf, You have several companies to choose from.
http://www.vernonlibrarysupplies.co.....rotection.html
http://www.shopbrodart.com/site_pages/bjc/
http://www.colibriusa.com/
Unfortunately, while these covers tend to seem cheap at first, when you have a few hundred books to cover, you find yourself spending upwards into 200 bucks to get covers for all of them. If you do buy these types of covers, remember to buy in bulk. Its easier and cheaper to deal with collections when you have all the materials to cover new purchases already purchased and on hand, than if you bought covers individually for each book you own or buy in the future. Its also slightly cheaper too in the long run. Granted, yes, this will mean spending a few hundred to cover your collection, but like I mentioned earlier, you only need to cover books that are going to be going off the shelf.
So, my suggestion is to use the guide above to buy some materials at a fabric store, and make a few covers that can be removed once you are done reading the book. You can consider putting zippers on the covers to make it easier to remove them too. You want to remember that you should make a series of covers, each one about 1-2 inches larger than the last one to allow you to have covers on hand for varying sizes on the books you read. Remember that some books can be wider, thicker and/or taller than others, so account for this when making the covers. You can even design adjustable covers using buttons to account for the increase or decrease in size between books. I would even suggest considering using the buttons as an additional way of getting the cover off the book.
