I have been frustrated over the years by having torn and tattered dust jackets. Recommend demco precut book jacket tape 1477016 for attaching book jacket covers. I bought the little bit bigger size so that i could wrap the cover around the front and back covers of the books and it works great. 15 mil polyester covers 2 mil spines gloss finish oversized release liner with pull tab design speeds processing and simplifies application phneutral, delayedaction adhesive is repositionable during application before becoming permanent 25 pair. So many of our books are of slightly smaller sizes so we ordered the 8 size of these covers from demco. In a hardbound book the covers are generally made up of a strong cardboard covered on the outside with cloth or paper and covered on the inside by the end sheet. Rated 5 out of 5 by library helper from love this product i had never applied book covers before, this one was so easy. They can make even a book with a faded dust jacket look glossy and new. For childrens books, instead of applying paper or light cardboard to the center of the repair tape, cut a heavier piece of cardboard to fit and follow the steps outlined in this post. If the spine is extensively damaged, try using the procedure described in the the book doctor is in. Brodart has a wide variety and large selection of book jacket covers for books of many sizes. I thought it would give it a little extra protection. Demco offers book care guides for librarians and others to help preserve fragile documents. They are easy to install, add a finished and protected look to our books and i feel the best money spent to help guard our treasures that we found in dusty cellars, garage sales and those wonderful small bookstores spread across the country.
Clear reddi corners to protect the corner of the paperback novels we add to our library inventory. Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and. This, in turn, saves the library from needing to replace books that are damaged. The corner protectors do a great job of extending the life of the books when we add them to the covers. Rated 5 out of 5 by lbnole from fantastic book covers i have a large library of about 3,000 books. Demco securefold book jacket covers on rolls is rated 4. Buy products such as scotch book tape boxed 3x15yd, wrights polyester red blanket binding, 4. The spine area of the cover is usually reinforced with a lightweight cardboard which is covered with the same material as the cover boards. I definitely like these circextenders better than the rolls or trimmed to fit. The roll type is too hard to get onto the book, and the trimmedtofit can only take specifically sized books, which i rarely have to cover.