Re: Paperback books

[Bev Sadoski <uwnet16@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>]

I have used the clear Contact paper for years to cover trade paperbacks.
I also put a strip inside the front and back .  It helps immensely.
Mass paperbaks I have permabound.

Bev Sadoski
Wasilla High School Library
701 Bogard Road
Wasilla, Alaska  99654
phone  (907) 376-5341  fax (907) 376-5348
summer phone (907) 376-4735


On Sat, 14 Jan 1995, Joyce Conklin wrote:

> We have found that putting a cover of clear Contac paper on our
> paperbacks makes them last much longer, but not, perhaps, as long as the
> PermaBound type. Our local hardware store stocks clear Contac and we buy
> it in whole rolls. Many of the multicultural books that our English
> department uses are not taught for more than 3-4 times, before they
> decide to do some other culture <G>, or the district changes the
> curriculum, or the book's not available in hardcover (and--most
> important--the cost of soft cover, even for trade paper and including the
> Contac cover) is less than the hard covers.
>
> Joyce Conklin                      email: jconkli@ed.co.sanmateo.ca.us
> Hillsdale High School              72407.1422@compuserve.com
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>
> On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Floyd Pentlin wrote:
>
> > O wise and venerable group:  I was not able to find a discussion in the
> > archives exactly along this line, so I soliciting input.
> >
> > I am in the process of ordering for a new 9-12 high school.  For fiction
> > I usually want to order paperbacks, but for titles that are standard and
> > "classic" I want to order hardback copies in addition to paperbacks.
> > However, I find that a number of the titles are available *only* in
> > hardbound paperbacks (Turtleback, Econoclad, etc.) and I have studiously
> > avoided purchasing this kind of book because I too often end up with
> > yellowed pages in a sturdy cover.
> >
> > It still seems to me that this is not a good option for the long term
> > (For Whom the Bell Tolls will be a core selection for a long time!)
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
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> > Floyd Pentlin, Library Media Specialist / Lee's Summit High School, Div. 2
> > 400 Blue Parkway / Lee's Summit, MO 64063 / VOICE: 816-251-3418
> > FAX: 816-251-3419 / E-MAIL: fpentlin@hobbs.leesummit.k12.mo.us
> >   Steven Wright: "I still have my Christmas tree.  I looked at it today.
> >                   Sure enough, I couldn't see any forests."
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> >
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