Increase life of paperbacks

[Dianne & Ken Hager <kdhager@pa.ausom.net.au>]

After the  paperback is stapled doesn't it make it difficult for the
reader to read the text nearest the gutter of the page or difficult to
hold the book open?

I no longer do any preparation on my paperbacks. I do not even cover
them (except for extremely popular titles). I discovered that covering
or performing any other task on the book, like stitching or stapling,
does not necessarily extend the life of the book only adds costs to the
initial purchase. Once a book looks dated children very rarely select it
from the shelves to read. There seems very little reason to

Dianne Hager
Librarian
Ruyton Girls' School
Kew
Australia
kdhager@pa.ausom.net.au

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