Re: books

Thanks. I took a look at the book last night. It is just glued together,
no sewing. This will be oner of my projects for my day off.

Kitty

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> Kitty, get a cheap craft brush for oil painting -- about 1/2 inch wide, with 
> long handle. Squirt the glue down the area between the spine and the book 
> pages, then use the brush to spread. When you close it and put the rubber 
> bands on it, take a moist paper towel and wipe any glue off the pages at top 
> and bottom where the bands have squeezed it out. You might try it with 
> something you don't value so much, then wash the brush with water, and try 
> on the book you want to save. It worked for me! 
> 
> Scottie 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:45 PM 
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] books 
> 
> 
> > Scottie, you possess some mighty useful skills! I was leaning toward new, 
> > but now I'd feel terribly guilty if I didn't try to save this book that 
> has 
> > served me so well. I'm not sure how easy it would be to get the brush 
> into 
> > that narrow passage, but I'll give it a try. 
> > 
> > Kitty 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: " Scottie Baugh" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:22 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] books 
> > 
> > 
> > > A couple of jobs ago, I worked as a library page, and one duty was to 
> > repair 
> > > books (new books these days, especially anything on the best seller 
> list, 
> > > falls apart after about three circulations). 
> > > 
> > > I used a glue similar to Elmer's (some libraries use Elmer's) to coat 
> both 
> > > sides of the binding -- used a small paint brush to spread it around on 
> > both 
> > > the binding side and the book side. Then took very heavy rubber 
> bands -- 
> > > like those that come on broccoli -- to hold the binding to the book. 
> Set 
> > it 
> > > down on a flat, dry surface, piled many other books on top for weight, 
> and 
> > > left it at least 48 hours. We saved thousands of dollars in rebinding 
> > fees 
> > > doing this. It worked on just about any book I tried -- paper backs, 
> new, 
> > > old. Eventually, I figured out a way to replace individual pages so 
> that 
> > it 
> > > was almost impossible to tell they had ever been loose. 
> > > 
> > > Now, I never had any book repair classes, so this isn't rocket science. 
> I 
> > > just applied skills I learned living aboard and doing woodwork. So you 
> > > might ask at your local library if they have someone who repairs books 
> who 
> > > would like to earn a little extra money, or if they are about to send 
> > books 
> > > out for binding and would consider including your book in their order. 
> > > 
> > > Or you could send it to me, and I'll try to fix it. It got to be a real 
> > > challenge, and kind of fun. It cost us $7.00 per book to get them 
> bound, 
> > > and in the year I was making the repairs, our order dropped from 20 some 
> > > boxes to 3, so we saved a bunch. And best of all, they are still on the 
> > > shelves and circulating 
> > > 
> > > Scottie 
> > > Texas Gulf Coast 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Theresa" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:54 PM 
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] books 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > That is true only for items directly from Amazon, not from other 
> sellers 
> > > > that use Amazon in my experience. 
> > > > 
> > > > Theresa 
> > > > 
> > > > Zemuly Sanders wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > > Kitty, Amazon offers free shipping on most orders greater than $25. 
> > > > > The trick is you have to request it at checkout. 
> > > > > zem 
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: 
> > > > > To: 
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:45 PM 
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] books 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >> I used one of those sites that searches 100 bookstores for best 
> > price. 
> > > > >> It said the Amazon price (about 5th best ) included free shipping. 
> > But 
> > > > >> it doesn't. The book is over 1000 pages and is exempt from free 
> > > shipping 
> > > > >> and adds a surcharge of a couple of $ to the regular shipping rate. 
> > > > >> Hmmmmm.... 
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> I checked Abe's and they show 3 sellers, all $60 to 80 for the 2004 
> > > > >> edition. None of the older one available. 
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> Kitty 
> > > > >> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > > >> 
> > > > >>> Don't overlook Abe's Books. It's a clearing house for used book 
> > > > >>> dealers. My experience has been better prices than Amazon [did I 
> > > > >>> mention better service? Still waiting for Amazon to ship something 
> I 
> > > > >>> ordered and paid for in December. They keep moving the ship 
> > date--now 
> > > > >>> it's something like February 7]. 
> > > > >>> 
> > > > >>> 
> > > > >>> On Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com 
> wrote: 
> > > > >>> 
> > > > >>> > Several of mine, like Hortus Third, and the 1950 edition of Joy 
> of 
> > > > >>> > Cooking 
> > > > >>> > are held together by heavy rubber bands. Rebinding is expensive, 
> > and 
> > > > >>> > add to that, the pages are too fragile with age. Searching for a 
> > > used 
> > > > >>> > copy is the best bet - Amazon is pretty good at that. In my 
> case, 
> > I 
> > > > >>> > figure 
> > > > >>> > they'll last as long as I do. 
> > > > >>> > Auralie 
> > > > >>> > 
> > > > >>> > 
> > > > >>> > 
> > > > >>> > In a message dated 01/11/2005 10:30:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > > > >>> > kmrsy@comcast.net writes: 
> > > > >>> > BTW - what do you-all do when bindings give out? I haven't 
> checked 
> > > > >>> > yet but 
> > > > >>> > assume a rebinding service would be pretty expensive. 
> > > > >>> > 
> > > > >>> > 
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