What paper is used for dust jackets?

What paper is used for dust jackets?

What paper is used for dust jackets? Dust jackets, or book jackets, were originally used to protect the hardcover case of casebound books. Today, they are an art form all their own. PrintNinja’s are printed on 135lb text paper, and are finished with either a gloss or a matte lamination.

What do you do with dust jackets?

These paper coverings are designed to protect a book’s cloth cover as the book travels from the publisher to your bookshelf. Some readers remove their dust jackets—or even use them as bookmarks!

How do you fix a ripped book jacket?

1: Place a piece of wax paper underneath the ripped page. 2: Using your fine brush and just a tiny amount of glue, paint the glue over the tear. 3: Place another piece of wax paper over the tear, and press the bone folder over the tear to make sure the glue gets good contact and to get rid of any bubbles.

What are dust jackets made of?

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The dust jacket (sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover) of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers.

How do you clean a dirty dust coat?

For smudges on a dust jacket, AbeBooks recommends applying a dab of petroleum jelly to a clean cloth and rubbing it into the smudge, then removing it with a document cleaning pad (a cloth folded into a pad that’s full of eraser dust).

Should you keep dust jackets?

But when it comes to rare books or collectible books, dust jackets should be treated with significant care as they often add significant value to the book. A rule of thumb applying for many modern first editions is that a dust-jacket, in same condition as the book makes up for 80-90% of the value of the book.

Do people keep dust jackets?

A 2012 poll on Goodreads of more than 4000 users found that 7.5% discard their dust jackets. In that same 2012 Goodreads survey, almost two-thirds of participants said they remove the dust jacket while they’re reading the book and return it once they’re finished.