Comments on: The Purple Runner Is Home http://oncearunner.warbington.net/2008/04/09/the-purple-runner-is-home/ Always A Runner Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:45:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ric http://oncearunner.warbington.net/2008/04/09/the-purple-runner-is-home/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ric Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:35:02 +0000 http://oncearunner.warbington.net/?p=41#comment-41 According to my friend, the librarian, The Purple Runner was bound using a technique called (euphemistically, in my opinion) "perfect binding," so I guess it's predisposed to eventually falling apart. I mean, it's not like publishers can know which titles will become enduring cult favorites and bind them to last longer, huh? Yeah, she had to do a number on my copy. She carefully removed the transparent tape and replaced it with special tape that's supposed to be kinder to the paper, then she wrapped the whole thing in a cover of the same type of adhesive material. It's not perfect, but it should hold up. According to my friend, the librarian, The Purple Runner was bound using a technique called (euphemistically, in my opinion) “perfect binding,” so I guess it’s predisposed to eventually falling apart. I mean, it’s not like publishers can know which titles will become enduring cult favorites and bind them to last longer, huh?

Yeah, she had to do a number on my copy. She carefully removed the transparent tape and replaced it with special tape that’s supposed to be kinder to the paper, then she wrapped the whole thing in a cover of the same type of adhesive material. It’s not perfect, but it should hold up.

]]> By: Hudson http://oncearunner.warbington.net/2008/04/09/the-purple-runner-is-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Hudson Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:02:56 +0000 http://oncearunner.warbington.net/?p=41#comment-40 I can tell you that as an original owner of a copy of TPR...it does have a tendency to fall apart! :-) I do take pretty good care of my books, but the glue holding the cover to the spine dried up totally and several leaves got loose. I admit to resorting to clear packing tape to reinforce it. But it still reads like a charm! Hudson I can tell you that as an original owner of a copy of TPR…it does have a tendency to fall apart! :-) I do take pretty good care of my books, but the glue holding the cover to the spine dried up totally and several leaves got loose.

I admit to resorting to clear packing tape to reinforce it. But it still reads like a charm!

Hudson

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