Do you have some books on your bookshelves that need repair? Maybe the spine is broken or the cover has broken away from the pages. Did you know that you can usually repair them yourself?
Books have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, my favorite day in elementary school was the day that we were allowed to visit the Library. The librarian taught us to always be gentle with the books and not to drop them or to break the spine in any way.
In High School, I volunteered to work in the school library and that is where I first learned to repair books. As an adult I have worked in two different elementary school libraries with one of my duties being repairing the books that could be repaired.
Today, I am a seller of used books and I am constantly amazed at the condition that the books that are brought to me are in. Since I'm going to try to resell these books, I don't consider the ones that can be repaired as going through the repair process would actually detract from the value of the book.
However, there are times that it is a good idea to repair a book. How do you determine whether the book is repairable? I ran across an article that Mickie_G wrote about on Squidoo that will give you some answers. In her delightful way with words, Mickie tells us that one good reason to repair a book is to help save the environment. She tells us how she became interested in repairing books and how to determine whether a book should be repaired or just thrown away. Mickie shares with her readers some tips that they can do themselves to repair their beloved book and gives an incredible diagram showing the names and parts of a book. Please take a few minutes to stop by Mickie_G's article Book Repair and find some very useful tips for repairing your books. You won't be sorry that you did!
Visit: Book Repair
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Oh my, I have seen quite a few books like in the image she has in the introduction.
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As a book lover myself, I found this a fascinating read. Great to get tips from a professional book repairer.
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The idea of throwing a book away spears me straight through my heart. Thank you for directing me to such an awesome resource. A lovely review!
Great and much needed lens.
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Bev, I too am a book lover! I think all good writers love to read and it certainly shows here in the review and in the lens! Thank you for pointing us to it!
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Now this is something I am interested :). I have only one book in need of desperate repair but it is one well-read (obviously) and I've yet to see another copy. Will be checking this lens out :) Thank you!
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Thank you for the kind review of my Book Repair lens.
I love the fact that I can share books with my grandchildren that I read to their parents. I get a lot of practice repairing these books. Most of friends have also used my skills to repair their cookbooks.
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Mickie G is a true book lover and I think that, through this lens, she is offering a great service. Thanks for highlighting this one, Bev.
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[...] Today (2/26/2010), it is #40 overall! Yea! How did it get the boost? BevsPaper wrote a review on Squidoo Lens Review. We get by with a little help from our [...]
[...] Today (2/26/2010), it is #40 overall! Yea! How did it get the boost? BevsPaper wrote a review on Squidoo Lens Review. We get by with a little help from our [...]
Hi all!
I have given this reviewed lens a facelift! I also added some really great videos on book repairs.
In addition, I put the Badge on the lens as well. Thanks so much for all the wonderful visits this review has given to my Book Repair lens!
Mickie, it looks wonderful! Thank you so much for the adding the badge and pointing it to Bev's wonderful review of your Book Repair article.