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From: abs@rdin.UUCP (Andrew Siegel)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Need advice for preserving paperbacks
Message-ID: <423@rdin.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Jul-84 09:54:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  6 09:54:42 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Jul-84 00:58:17 EDT
Organization: Resource Dynamics Inc., New York
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Does anyone have any information on how to go about preserving/archiving
paperback books?

The great majority of my library is soft-bound, and over the years I've
been growing more and more concerned as to how long I can go on reading
them before they fall apart.  Although I am always careful to avoid
creasing the bindings, I can't stop the pages of many of them from
turning brown and brittle around the edges.  I believe that this may be
unavoidable, but perhaps someone out there has dealt with the problem
before.

I suppose the solution for the long run would be to buy hard-cover books,
but my budget just can't support that.  What types of books do most of
you out there purchase?

Thanks.

					Andrew Siegel
					Resource Dynamics, Inc.
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