New Collector Questions

[bsaenz24]

I used the Brodart single sheet archival covers. They are very easy to put and on take off with no change to the dust jacket. I would not go without them as they protected the edges from any accidental bumps/tears.

[RJK1981]

I do agree that they look good, I just don't think I'd be very good about making sure to get them on my books. So then I'd be spending money on them and doing nothing with them, lol. Maybe if I have time when I am done with school I will think about doing it more.

Some books would likely be more difficult if the slipcase they are housed in was a tight fit.

Some companies put Broadart covers on their books before shipping them to you. The only one I know that does it for sure is Camelot books, though I'm sure others do as well. Would be awesome if CD did that, but definitely understand them not doing it with the amount of books produced and shipped out.

I was pleasantly surprised when I got my slipcased copy of Bad News to discover the owner had put a cover on that one, which looks great (though the book obviously sits in the slipcase)

[Tito_Villa]

Yeah i really do think that they look better and it does protect ones that are more valuable!

[Ron K]

I use broadart covers for most of the dustjackets, and if they are too big i trim them down to size

I did this and it looks great Thanks!

[Ron K]

I admit, I wrapped it and it looks good ... no, really, I did and it does. Maybe I should post a picture?

I plan on pulling it out right before I get ready to read it. Should be safe enough, right?

[srboone]

Anchovies! I want anchovies on mine!

[peteOcha]

This thread delivers!

[frik51]

That is such a loaded statement, Siep!!! But keeping context in mind...

I was.....I was.....Don't forget, I'm just an innocent Dutchie...

sk

[TerryE]

No protection here also (Even though, on my wedding day my mom told me to "remember my raincoat" [It was drizzly that day, but not that bad! But she's always saying funny things]). I like to keep everything just like I got it. The good books are rarely handled and dusted off every so often.

[Dave1442397]

20 years ago I used to cover my "good" books in sticky transparent plastic. Luckily, I didn't do that to anything valuable!

These days I don't bother with anything extra. The books sit on the shelves and no-one else touches them, so there's no need for additional protection.

[Tito_Villa]

I use broadart covers for most of the dustjackets, and if they are too big i trim them down to size

[srboone]

I'm also the same on both counts. My books are protection free unless that's how I recieved them

I also have 3 boys.

No protection, 3 boys. Talk about context!

[RJK1981]

Same as everyone else so far, no protection unless I got it that way, and with at least one I removed the cover because it was not done well and would have caused a lot of creases to the DJ. Removed most of the paper backing on one cover because it blocked the art on the backside of the DJ. That one was for Clegg's The Abandoned

[Greenelk]

I'm also the same on both counts. My books are protection free unless that's how I recieved them

I also have 3 boys.

[srboone]

That is such a loaded statement, Siep!!! But keeping context in mind... I don't put plastic covers on my books either. The ones I have with plastic covers came that way.