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From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: Need advice for preserving paperbacks
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Date: Mon, 9-Jul-84 18:55:17 EDT
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There's not much you can do.  The real problem is that most paperbacks, 
like newspapers, are printed on cheap (= high-acid-content) paper.  It is 
the acid in the paper that causes the disintegration.  Exposure to sunlight
or fluorescent light will accelerate the process.

If you have a book that you just must preserve, you can slice off the old
binding, chemically de-acidify the pages, and rebind the book.  It's a 
lot of work.

		Andy Behrens
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