5 Tips To Keep Book Last Long

Even though eBook readers like the Kindle are popular, paperback books are still awesome. They may be fragile, but with the right tricks, you can keep them in great condition to read for years to come. Here's how.

* Handle Your Books Hygienically

Hygiene goes a long way to preserving your paperbacks. Quora user Prakriti Gupta shares a few simple general principles for better handling your books in this thread:

- Avoid eating while reading. If you must, keep a hand towel by your side.
- Do not use your saliva to turn pages, get a wet sponge instead.

* Preserve the Structure

Paperbacks are designed for affordability, so they can be particularly fragile. Paperbacks aren't as durable as hardcovers, so they take more effort to keep intact.

* Store Paperbacks in a Dry Place

As your book collection grows, you may need to store some of them somewhere other than a bookshelf. Try to avoid humid places, or plastic bags, wrap, or foil, since they encourage mold growth.According to the Comic Book Collecting Association (since similar to paperbacks, many vintage comic books are made of paper and newsprint), books should be stored in a place where temperatures are as consistent as possible.

* Protect Your Paperbacks in Transit with Another Bag

Even though books may seem safe in our backpacks and briefcases, paperbacks are frequently damaged as they clash against stationary, hardcovers, and binders, among other things. Pages get bent, covers are scratched, or other things in our bags find their way between the pages and weaken the book's spine.

* Repair Broken Paperbacks

Some of your books may be in bad shape. You can use some glue along the crack of the spine to re-attach missing pages or a separated cover. A commenter at MetaFilter suggests using tacky glue. If it's a vintage book with the spine separating from the cover, you maybe able to use a warm iron to soften the glue and reflatten it.