This is great. Basically, seal your books so oxygen doesn't get to it. Taking pride in a book collection and taking proper care of them is key. Bravo. Clear, concise tutorial.
Alternate suggestion: cover the dustjacket in contact paper. In my opinion it gives a neater look than the Demco covers. Also, when I'm attaching the contact paper, I peel off only a few inches initially, attach it one end of the book, then slowly peel off the backing paper as I press the contact paper onto the book. This helps avoid the problem of the contact paper sticking to itself or picking up stray bits of hair and dirt.
Great info for the paperbacks. I've already been covering my hardback books, but I go one step further and tuck the cover into the opening of the slipcover after they have been folded over. This step protects the corners of the hardcover and keeps the slipcover from sliding off.
I love this. THANK YOU! As much as I love to keep my books in great condition, I also LOOOOOVE the crinkly sound of plastic on hardcover books from the library- so that’s actually what drove me to begin covering my books in plastic. Thank you again for this tutorial!
Finally someone that gets me, every time I scratch a book or fold a cover it haunts me forever. Which of the two techniques would you use for books that don't have a dust cover but ain't paperbacl either, those ones that have a folding cover inside?
Very nice collection. Helps immensely to have a marked cutting board. I hope when you "trim the corners" you are not actually getting into the cover itself at all. Never compromise the book itself in any way was how I was taught ...
I seriously need to start doing this. I have so many collectible books out of print from the 80's both hardback and paperback. I have 7 6foot bookshelves full of books in my house, one is all Stephen King.
This is an incredible video!!! Thanks so much for making this. I ordered from Demco. Can't wait to watch this again once I get my covers so I can protect all my books!
You can also save the corners you cut on a 45 when wrapping a paperback in contact paper and put them back into the inside corners for added strength/protection against bending. Also covers any open area left when folding in the 'flaps'.
Love you and your channel Brian. Just purchased your first book and am really excited to read it. Wish your books were more accessible in UK bookshops take care x
I just received a 30-pack today. Watching this video again for a quick tutorial & then I'm tackling my rares & favorites. Thanks for pointing me in this direction. I love it.
Ahhhh, thank you for this! A lot of other tutorials had me cutting templates out of rolls of plastic, and then taping them up.... It all seemed like a major hassle.
I’m a few years late, but this is excellent info. I’m like you with books. I get massive OCD when a books is in less than pristine condition. Also, I hope you’re doing better health wise, brother. I love your videos, and I can’t wait to eventually dive into The Five Warrior Angels trilogy. Side note, you’re the guy that sold me on Tad Williams. I haven’t dug in yet, but he’s high on my TBR now. Keep up the good work, man ☺️
Sooooo happy to hear I'm not the only person that freaks out on a cracked book spine. It drives me literally crazy when some of your friends look at one of your books and proceeds to open the book up totally flat. Its like, what a second! Let me have that back for a minute to teach you the rules of opening a book. Lol
Gave my roommate my old David Gemmell - Wolf in Shadow to read. Came into the loungeroom to find him holding it in one hand with the cover folded back over itself. Was shocked someone would do that to a borrowed book. Needless to say it was the last time. And I'm still searching for a replacement of the same edition 20 years later!
So I just got Mylar covers from Amazon but it’s just a giant roll of the material. Cannot imagine how long it would’ve taken me to cover all my books…. I just ordered 4 boxes of the demco omg it’s going to save me hours of labor. Can’t thank you enough. Can’t believe how quickly you can wrap a book. Can’t wait!! Great video :)
Order the 10x21 size from Demco. www.demco.com/demco-reg-polyfit-trade-book-jacket-covers-sheets **** www.demco.com/demco-reg-polyfit-trade-book-jacket-covers-on-rolls ** www.amazon.com/Brodart-Fold-Archival-Jacket-Covers/dp/B003XEWCY2/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=plastic+book+jacket+covers&qid=1598999099&sr=8-12 ** www.amazon.com/Tact-05F-C7R100-12-Protective-Documents-13-5-Inches/dp/B00G6N62W0/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/131-0207697-2623813?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00G6N62W0&pd_rd_r=bcc54351-9496-47f4-a60a-a1b72b2e4ecf&pd_rd_w=b4PDt&pd_rd_wg=9OuDK&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=M39XC6BZ5HNGTEC0VC28&psc=1&refRID=M39XC6BZ5HNGTEC0VC28
I really appreciate this, I’ve been looking for a way to protect my Dads 1960s LoTR Trilogy, they’re not in the best shape but it’s never too late and they hold sentimental value
Ay, these cats and boxes! Thank you so much for your video. I have been trying to figure out how to preserve my books. I am so glad I found your video. I was curious about the longevity of contact paper and you covered it. You even went one step further than other channels by providing links on amazon. Thank you again!!
I forgot to add there is a tool you can use to keep the bubbles away easier. Here is a link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MT6U2OO/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KBWW50I6MSCE
If you cut four 45 degree right-angled triangles for each corner of the contact on the book, you can inlay each of those four triangles back on the four corners of the inside of the book over each edge, helps reinforce the corners
This is what I do too. You generally don't get sharp points on the corners either, if you carefully cut flush to the corner, although sometimes you take a tiny corner off, just before folding the flaps over, rather than after.
Pro tip for air bubbles: grab a fine needle and carefully pierce a tiny hole and you can flatten the bubble. I've never seen the outside of a paperback contacted like that. I lay the contact down on the table and start by laying the back cover down first by starting at the edge and rolling it down to the spine. Sometimes you can roll the spine too. I cut straight diagonally across the corners, then use the diagonal offcuts and put it on the inside corners to hold the folded over contact down better. I don't cut off the book corners because if you go close enough to the corner when cutting the diagonals off you don't get the sharp point in the contact. I even contact worn 2nd hand books. Never to late to start protecting them. Plus contact is great for us sweaty handed individuals!
Tip for covering dust jackets: when you fold the wings around the front and back boards of the book, pull them out and crease them both. The will help the newly covered jacket conform tighter and make the book nicer to handle.
If I could "love" a UA-cam video this would be one of them to click it. This is such an amazing idea! I will be getting these supplies and getting to work on my collection ASAP. Thanks so much for sharing!
Dude I really appreciate you and I really hope your channel blows up it's really cool to see an author just doing his thing. love your books man take care
Please recommed how to get contact paper unable to damage the dustjacket or the darkncovers. I used to buy plastics already the size of my book and there's like a sleeve in it so I can slip inside the front cover and then the plastic reach out to cover the back cover but here there is no sleeve due to the thick of the book, and it is well preserved but as you may know plastics are no longer in sale so I need to look for other slip covers out there and those transpsrent contact paper will help enoormously. Precisely I have a used book I bought several months ago with a material like cellophane and it covers the book very well and it is well preserved. Those kind of plastic papers come in handy.
Great tip! I did this with normal wrapping paper for my schoolbooks back in the day. But I wouldn't dare to use stick on plastic on my beloved books 😱 but the bookcovers look cool. I will wait for the link since I never seen them and hope the are available in my country (the Netherlands)
Ow I did it wait for the last 2 min I dont think I know what contact paper is it looked like someting we call booklon its like a sticker you can not get it off(it's like a sticker )
Contact Paper peels right off. BTW I don't use the Contact Paper on every paperback. Some of the paperbacks have a nice texture and feel to the cover I don't want cover up
An inspiration! I have many books from the late 1800s and early 1900s. I wonder how they would do with the plastic. Beautiful to see a man/person so passionate about his magnificent collection. Thank you. It's a great tutorial.
If any of your old books are valuable and you intend to sell some of them, don’t use an _adhesive_ laminating film. Most collectors won’t want them or will pay much less for them.
This video helped me out alot as I HATE having cracked spines. But I also want to apologize. I've given you alot of shit on this channel for promoting your books. Who the hell am I to tell YOU what you can or can't do on your channel. I do enjoy your channel genuinely. Seeing all these classic fantasy paperbacks and hearing these stories is very cool. I apologize and hope you see this comment
As an alternate suggestion, whenever you read a book with a dust jacket, carefully remove the jacket and place it bac after you have done with the book.
Get a fine needle and carefully pierce the edge of the bubble, then you can flatten them out. Make sure to hold the needle almost horizontally to the book so you don't jab the cover.
I use contact paper on my reference paperback books. Even for some of my hardbacks. Thanks for the slip cover vendor recommendation. I couldn't figure out where to get them. The bulk of my books though, I prefer leaving them as is. Because ... plastic is mostly not very aesthetic. I put temporary paper book covers on the books I am currently reading in order to keep the oil stains from my hands at a minimum. And yeah, I'm one of those people who, if I damage a book, I buy a new one. Sad. ;)
They don't sell those book jacket covers in the UK, unless I'm not looking in the right places. I have a few books that came with exactly that kind of protective covering and they all came from the States. So I've had to order film that comes on a roll from Ebay. It might not be ideal, but it's the best thing I can find.
Thanks so much for this video. Do you have any advice for covering paperbacks that have those embossed/raised text on the titles? Every time I try with contact paper there's always air pockets around the letters and i hate how it looks 🥲
I use Vistafoil clear laminating film, which looks much better than Contact paper (and is a lot more expensive). It will completely adhere to the raised lettering on a paperback book or dust jacket. It’s a little tricky to work with, and the adhesive is permanent after it settles for 12-24 hours. The final result looks great.
I’m new here to your channel, as of a couple days ago. I love your top 10(or 24) book lists and am adding to my own list of books to read for your suggestions. I was wondering about how you cover your books, so thank you for this video!
I have a hardcover book from 1920 that looks brand new. The complete boards of the hardcover, spine included, have been coated with can only be described as a clear shellac, thus giving the book a sheen finish and hard coat that prevented complete wear and tear from happening. The book looks like it just came from the publisher, except for the sheen look. Have you ever heard of this being done before for book preservation about 100 years ago?
Thank you, this is super help full and exactly what I was searching for! I'm wondering if anyone from Europe knows where they might find these type of plastics or what their names are because I can't seem to find them. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the video! I use transparent plastic book covers for my novels and they make my books look exactly like your plastic book jackets. But after a few years of use, they start to look old and lose their shine, and due to this I have to change the covers. So my question was, with your plastic book jackets, does the look and shine remain intact even after some years of use?
" we don't break our spines folks we're not animals" Ahem yes of course. I certainly didn't decide that Harry Dresden was my favorite character when he started making fun of people who preserve the spine. That wasn't the funniest thing ever to me. Nope. Hey seriously though this is great stuff thank you.
i'm having problems. the paper is not folding easily and when i'm finished the mylar is all jambled and it pulls open the covers and its just not as smooth as yours, or the library's, or the other books i buy with mylar on them. i'll keep practicing--but i don't know what i'm doing wrong. do i need to fold and crease the mylar/paper more thoroughly? i'm worried about ruining my dust jackets. argh. this is why i've been putting this off for years. great video though. it helped a lot. you make it look so fucking easy. my protectors are a little different from yours, they are adjustable with dotted lines for folding a little pieces of tape. i don't know if that matters. anyways, cheers Durfee, i love the content. you da man.
iv got the forgeting mooning one of Brians books he wrote its on mt book collection one im going to read as soon as I can I have almost 300 books I read them in turn and I put the new ones I recently got to the back and as I keep them for longer and longer I read them in turn one after the othere I mix my genre up Im like a reading mechine like one after the othere because that is like my fav thing it helps me unwind keeps me sane in this life long story, I read them from the one iv kept the longest to the newst in turn and I add them to my good reads and I have good reads on my mobile phone eka cell phone or whatever the rest of europe calls it, I read like my own personal conver belt, That dosen`t matter, I did say I was going to read Brian lee durfees 5 worrior angles books sometime, I have the three books and the forgeting moon book feels the most oddest feeling it lovely its like some velvety feeling its lovely, I wounder how you did that be able to make a book cover feel like velvet, oh by the way my three 5 worrior angek books are paperbacks and there size of hardbacks no honwstly.
Hi! Thanks for this educational video. I was wondering, say I bought a paperback first edition and I put contact paper on it, will it, in any way, affect its value if I decide to sell it in the future?
Here is another video on how to keep your books nice and in mint condition ua-cam.com/video/BhXdKihTwFs/v-deo.html
Curious about different sizes. What if the book is smaller? Do we just crease the bottom edge to fit?
This is great. Basically, seal your books so oxygen doesn't get to it. Taking pride in a book collection and taking proper care of them is key. Bravo. Clear, concise tutorial.
I've watched this for 3 seconds and have decided I would die for this man.
What separates humans from other animals? 1- We use cutlery. 2- We don't crack the spines of our books.
mos def
3- We also shit on the toilet
@@golummcsmeagolhomie2396 LMAOOOO
Alternate suggestion: cover the dustjacket in contact paper. In my opinion it gives a neater look than the Demco covers. Also, when I'm attaching the contact paper, I peel off only a few inches initially, attach it one end of the book, then slowly peel off the backing paper as I press the contact paper onto the book. This helps avoid the problem of the contact paper sticking to itself or picking up stray bits of hair and dirt.
I gotta say, thank you. You sold me quick on the Con-Tact paper with the Dragon Prince.
You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
Great info for the paperbacks. I've already been covering my hardback books, but I go one step further and tuck the cover into the opening of the slipcover after they have been folded over. This step protects the corners of the hardcover and keeps the slipcover from sliding off.
I love this. THANK YOU! As much as I love to keep my books in great condition, I also LOOOOOVE the crinkly sound of plastic on hardcover books from the library- so that’s actually what drove me to begin covering my books in plastic.
Thank you again for this tutorial!
Finally someone that gets me, every time I scratch a book or fold a cover it haunts me forever. Which of the two techniques would you use for books that don't have a dust cover but ain't paperbacl either, those ones that have a folding cover inside?
Very nice collection. Helps immensely to have a marked cutting board. I hope when you "trim the corners" you are not actually getting into the cover itself at all. Never compromise the book itself in any way was how I was taught ...
Awesome! I have a few books, I will not even read them until they are protected. Thank you.
Great diy, exactly what I needed. Thanks 🙏
I seriously need to start doing this. I have so many collectible books out of print from the 80's both hardback and paperback. I have 7 6foot bookshelves full of books in my house, one is all Stephen King.
This is an incredible video!!! Thanks so much for making this. I ordered from Demco. Can't wait to watch this again once I get my covers so I can protect all my books!
Happy to help
You can also save the corners you cut on a 45 when wrapping a paperback in contact paper and put them back into the inside corners for added strength/protection against bending. Also covers any open area left when folding in the 'flaps'.
Amazing tutorial, I was really struggling with the contact paper but your video really helped out! Thanks so much!
AWesome video! Never though of clear contact paper! Such a great idea! Great video!
Awesome demo. I’ve done contact paper on paperbacks, but now I’ll have to try the demco stuff on my hardcovers!
Sir thank you for your information, i have take knowledge of your teachers, i have very thankful to you sir god bless you
Just what i needed to see. Thanks, Brian!
Thank you for showing us how to use the Contact Cover step by step
Love you and your channel Brian. Just purchased your first book and am really excited to read it. Wish your books were more accessible in UK bookshops take care x
I just received a 30-pack today. Watching this video again for a quick tutorial & then I'm tackling my rares & favorites. Thanks for pointing me in this direction. I love it.
Ahhhh, thank you for this! A lot of other tutorials had me cutting templates out of rolls of plastic, and then taping them up.... It all seemed like a major hassle.
I’m a few years late, but this is excellent info. I’m like you with books. I get massive OCD when a books is in less than pristine condition. Also, I hope you’re doing better health wise, brother. I love your videos, and I can’t wait to eventually dive into The Five Warrior Angels trilogy. Side note, you’re the guy that sold me on Tad Williams. I haven’t dug in yet, but he’s high on my TBR now. Keep up the good work, man ☺️
Sooooo happy to hear I'm not the only person that freaks out on a cracked book spine. It drives me literally crazy when some of your friends look at one of your books and proceeds to open the book up totally flat. Its like, what a second! Let me have that back for a minute to teach you the rules of opening a book. Lol
you might enjoy this video i created about cracked spines ua-cam.com/video/BhXdKihTwFs/v-deo.html
Gave my roommate my old David Gemmell - Wolf in Shadow to read. Came into the loungeroom to find him holding it in one hand with the cover folded back over itself. Was shocked someone would do that to a borrowed book. Needless to say it was the last time. And I'm still searching for a replacement of the same edition 20 years later!
So I just got Mylar covers from Amazon but it’s just a giant roll of the material. Cannot imagine how long it would’ve taken me to cover all my books…. I just ordered 4 boxes of the demco omg it’s going to save me hours of labor. Can’t thank you enough. Can’t believe how quickly you can wrap a book. Can’t wait!! Great video :)
What, using scissors is that hard?
Order the 10x21 size from Demco. www.demco.com/demco-reg-polyfit-trade-book-jacket-covers-sheets **** www.demco.com/demco-reg-polyfit-trade-book-jacket-covers-on-rolls
** www.amazon.com/Brodart-Fold-Archival-Jacket-Covers/dp/B003XEWCY2/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=plastic+book+jacket+covers&qid=1598999099&sr=8-12 ** www.amazon.com/Tact-05F-C7R100-12-Protective-Documents-13-5-Inches/dp/B00G6N62W0/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/131-0207697-2623813?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00G6N62W0&pd_rd_r=bcc54351-9496-47f4-a60a-a1b72b2e4ecf&pd_rd_w=b4PDt&pd_rd_wg=9OuDK&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=M39XC6BZ5HNGTEC0VC28&psc=1&refRID=M39XC6BZ5HNGTEC0VC28
I really appreciate this, I’ve been looking for a way to protect my Dads 1960s LoTR Trilogy, they’re not in the best shape but it’s never too late and they hold sentimental value
Thank you so much. My book collection is growing and the safty of their condition is now worrying me. Must start doing this.
Liked video when kitty showed up. Loved this video, thank you mate!
Ay, these cats and boxes! Thank you so much for your video. I have been trying to figure out how to preserve my books. I am so glad I found your video. I was curious about the longevity of contact paper and you covered it. You even went one step further than other channels by providing links on amazon. Thank you again!!
I forgot to add there is a tool you can use to keep the bubbles away easier. Here is a link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MT6U2OO/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KBWW50I6MSCE
Cool. Thanks
You are brilliant I didn't know this was a thing thank you
Thanks Brian.
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing!
If you cut four 45 degree right-angled triangles for each corner of the contact on the book, you can inlay each of those four triangles back on the four corners of the inside of the book over each edge, helps reinforce the corners
This is what I do too. You generally don't get sharp points on the corners either, if you carefully cut flush to the corner, although sometimes you take a tiny corner off, just before folding the flaps over, rather than after.
I learned that trick from another video and it’s a great idea. Really reinforces the paper.
This is very clear and helpful. Thank you!
Brian is so nervous while doing the video. You can see his hands shaking. But he did the video very well!
Pro tip for air bubbles: grab a fine needle and carefully pierce a tiny hole and you can flatten the bubble. I've never seen the outside of a paperback contacted like that. I lay the contact down on the table and start by laying the back cover down first by starting at the edge and rolling it down to the spine. Sometimes you can roll the spine too. I cut straight diagonally across the corners, then use the diagonal offcuts and put it on the inside corners to hold the folded over contact down better. I don't cut off the book corners because if you go close enough to the corner when cutting the diagonals off you don't get the sharp point in the contact. I even contact worn 2nd hand books. Never to late to start protecting them. Plus contact is great for us sweaty handed individuals!
Tip for covering dust jackets: when you fold the wings around the front and back boards of the book, pull them out and crease them both. The will help the newly covered jacket conform tighter and make the book nicer to handle.
Nicely done
Thats what i do with my books to preserve them. I also use contact papers. ❤
@@namchennn cool
If I could "love" a UA-cam video this would be one of them to click it. This is such an amazing idea! I will be getting these supplies and getting to work on my collection ASAP. Thanks so much for sharing!
You sir are a life saver
Dude I really appreciate you and I really hope your channel blows up it's really cool to see an author just doing his thing. love your books man take care
Thanks so much
Great! I'm going to do this!!
Please recommed how to get contact paper unable to damage the dustjacket or the darkncovers. I used to buy plastics already the size of my book and there's like a sleeve in it so I can slip inside the front cover and then the plastic reach out to cover the back cover but here there is no sleeve due to the thick of the book, and it is well preserved but as you may know plastics are no longer in sale so I need to look for other slip covers out there and those transpsrent contact paper will help enoormously.
Precisely I have a used book I bought several months ago with a material like cellophane and it covers the book very well and it is well preserved.
Those kind of plastic papers come in handy.
Great tip! I did this with normal wrapping paper for my schoolbooks back in the day. But I wouldn't dare to use stick on plastic on my beloved books 😱 but the bookcovers look cool. I will wait for the link since I never seen them and hope the are available in my country (the Netherlands)
Ow I did it wait for the last 2 min I dont think I know what contact paper is it looked like someting we call booklon its like a sticker you can not get it off(it's like a sticker )
Contact Paper peels right off. BTW I don't use the Contact Paper on every paperback. Some of the paperbacks have a nice texture and feel to the cover I don't want cover up
@@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS How do you take care of those books?
i wish i knew this before reading my mistborn tenth annuversary editions, it looks so scuffed up
great video man
An inspiration! I have many books from the late 1800s and early 1900s. I wonder how they would do with the plastic.
Beautiful to see a man/person so passionate about his magnificent collection. Thank you. It's a great tutorial.
If any of your old books are valuable and you intend to sell some of them, don’t use an _adhesive_ laminating film. Most collectors won’t want them or will pay much less for them.
Thank you for this video!
This video helped me out alot as I HATE having cracked spines. But I also want to apologize. I've given you alot of shit on this channel for promoting your books. Who the hell am I to tell YOU what you can or can't do on your channel. I do enjoy your channel genuinely. Seeing all these classic fantasy paperbacks and hearing these stories is very cool. I apologize and hope you see this comment
Does demco protect from UV rays? What about Demco vs bordart? Where do you get your contact paper?
man i love you and this video. you are just amazing, Thanks for the vid
This is nice! I can't wait to get my books together 📚 🙊
EXCELLENT VIDEO ! Thank you.
As an alternate suggestion, whenever you read a book with a dust jacket, carefully remove the jacket and place it bac after you have done with the book.
Brian this is so awesome! I have just recently learned how to use mylar myself!!
I use Brodart mylar book covers on all my hardcover books.
You make this look so easy. I just my first three books and the result is.... Air bubbles galore
Get a fine needle and carefully pierce the edge of the bubble, then you can flatten them out. Make sure to hold the needle almost horizontally to the book so you don't jab the cover.
Thanks so much! I wanted to know especially because it annoys me when the cover falls off on hardcovers. This fixes that!
I use contact paper on my reference paperback books. Even for some of my hardbacks. Thanks for the slip cover vendor recommendation. I couldn't figure out where to get them.
The bulk of my books though, I prefer leaving them as is. Because ... plastic is mostly not very aesthetic.
I put temporary paper book covers on the books I am currently reading in order to keep the oil stains from my hands at a minimum.
And yeah, I'm one of those people who, if I damage a book, I buy a new one. Sad. ;)
You have inspired me to start protecting my books better. Especially my valuable older books. Thanks for the kick in the butt.
Great Video!
Thank you for this!! Is there any reason why you wouldn't want to tape/stick the plastic cover to the dust jacket?
Awesome video! I was looking for a way to preserve my books. Spot on advice. Thank you!
I love to know that I'm not the only the gots nuts about. Now can we use the contact paper for the sleeves for the hard cover books
I lost it with that cat 🤣🤣🤣
I no likely pristine books, I like them old and a little worn 💖
Can you use contact paper on the dust jacket of a hardback?
They don't sell those book jacket covers in the UK, unless I'm not looking in the right places. I have a few books that came with exactly that kind of protective covering and they all came from the States. So I've had to order film that comes on a roll from Ebay. It might not be ideal, but it's the best thing I can find.
Hey Brian, the links to the covers you have in this video don't seem to contain anything anymore. Can you recommend other protection covers?
Thanks so much for this video. Do you have any advice for covering paperbacks that have those embossed/raised text on the titles? Every time I try with contact paper there's always air pockets around the letters and i hate how it looks 🥲
I use Vistafoil clear laminating film, which looks much better than Contact paper (and is a lot more expensive). It will completely adhere to the raised lettering on a paperback book or dust jacket. It’s a little tricky to work with, and the adhesive is permanent after it settles for 12-24 hours. The final result looks great.
Does the contact paper work on the paperback Harry Potter books too? They’ve got raised text on the covers.
I’m new here to your channel, as of a couple days ago. I love your top 10(or 24) book lists and am adding to my own list of books to read for your suggestions. I was wondering about how you cover your books, so thank you for this video!
Thanks for watching
You can also tape the cover to the book so it won't fall off. Make sure only see the tape on the inside flap, not on the front cover or back cover.
I have a hardcover book from 1920 that looks brand new. The complete boards of the hardcover, spine included, have been coated with can only be described as a clear shellac, thus giving the book a sheen finish and hard coat that prevented complete wear and tear from happening. The book looks like it just came from the publisher, except for the sheen look. Have you ever heard of this being done before for book preservation about 100 years ago?
So if all my books are the same length top to bottom, this is great. If they arent, do I have to order a pack of 50 bookcovers for each length?
thanks!
what happens if my book is much taller? does those sheets have different height?
What about books that are hardcover but don't have the dust cover ?
he knows what he is talking i trust him
Thank you for your video ..I was wondering how your books was so shiny..
What is the average size of slipcovers one would buy for the average hardcover?
Thank you, this is super help full and exactly what I was searching for!
I'm wondering if anyone from Europe knows where they might find these type of plastics or what their names are because I can't seem to find them. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the video!
I use transparent plastic book covers for my novels and they make my books look exactly like your plastic book jackets. But after a few years of use, they start to look old and lose their shine, and due to this I have to change the covers.
So my question was, with your plastic book jackets, does the look and shine remain intact even after some years of use?
Great video
Great video ! Thank you so much
" we don't break our spines folks we're not animals"
Ahem yes of course. I certainly didn't decide that Harry Dresden was my favorite character when he started making fun of people who preserve the spine. That wasn't the funniest thing ever to me. Nope. Hey seriously though this is great stuff thank you.
But will the contact paper ruin the value(or future value) of the book?
I have a couple of first edition Stephen King books. I need to do this
Totally agree - if the book's got a crack in the spine, I'm replacing it! Who does that to books?! So uncivilized!
Thanks! Great video.
Mr. Durfee you crack me up xD
i'm having problems. the paper is not folding easily and when i'm finished the mylar is all jambled and it pulls open the covers and its just not as smooth as yours, or the library's, or the other books i buy with mylar on them. i'll keep practicing--but i don't know what i'm doing wrong. do i need to fold and crease the mylar/paper more thoroughly? i'm worried about ruining my dust jackets. argh. this is why i've been putting this off for years.
great video though. it helped a lot. you make it look so fucking easy. my protectors are a little different from yours, they are adjustable with dotted lines for folding a little pieces of tape. i don't know if that matters.
anyways, cheers Durfee, i love the content.
you da man.
iv got the forgeting mooning one of Brians books he wrote its on mt book collection one im going to read as soon as I can I have almost 300 books I read them in turn and I put the new ones I recently got to the back and as I keep them for longer and longer I read them in turn one after the othere I mix my genre up Im like a reading mechine like one after the othere because that is like my fav thing it helps me unwind keeps me sane in this life long story, I read them from the one iv kept the longest to the newst in turn and I add them to my good reads and I have good reads on my mobile phone eka cell phone or whatever the rest of europe calls it, I read like my own personal conver belt, That dosen`t matter, I did say I was going to read Brian lee durfees 5 worrior angles books sometime, I have the three books and the forgeting moon book feels the most oddest feeling it lovely its like some velvety feeling its lovely, I wounder how you did that be able to make a book cover feel like velvet, oh by the way my three 5 worrior angek books are paperbacks and there size of hardbacks no honwstly.
question? how can I get my new book sealed in plastic prior to sales?
This was exactly what I was looking for! What size did you use for the wheel of time? 😊
Order the 10" x 21"
@@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS is there any viable option for Europe?
If someday you want to take the contact paper off of the paperback book does it come off nice and easy? Does it leave behind any residue or anything?
@@amyharris3391 it comes off easy. Even 20 years later
Hi! Thanks for this educational video. I was wondering, say I bought a paperback first edition and I put contact paper on it, will it, in any way, affect its value if I decide to sell it in the future?
Yes it will devalue the book. Most contact paper is 100% removable tho if you are careful
I am curious as to, " Does contact paper on a soft cover decrease the value of a collectible book?"
probably not