Well, see, I never thought about using the contact paper either. That is a great idea for the paper back books I use the most often. Not sure about the Book Tape though but I will ask about it too. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Oakes" <eoakes@blueridge.net> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] New Labeling Trick I've discovered.... There is a new kind of tape (called "Book Tape", I think) from Scotch. The local library uses it on the spines of their circulating paperbacks and I was curious enough to ask about it. It should stick better than most products. I got a roll from Staples, but they had to order it from a catalog. Elaine Oakes > Many thanks for the tip. In addition to labeling, I have found the edges, > corners of my "paper" books becoming tattered and torn. The only solutions > I could come up with were........don't use them. That doesn't work. Use > them........cover them in clear contac paper. Also good to keep labels on. > I covered with contac paper right over them. Aren't we geniuses? > > Elaine suhre ______________________________

Isn't that something? Once in a while I come up with an idea. It's really not original. I used a lot of contact paper to cover perishable books, papers etc. when I was teaching. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "theshadow" <theshadow@glade.net> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] New Labeling Trick I've discovered.... > Well, see, I never thought about using the contact paper either. That is a great idea for the paper back books I use the most often. Not sure about the Book Tape though but I will ask about it too. > Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elaine Oakes" <eoakes@blueridge.net> > To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 6:28 PM > Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] New Labeling Trick I've discovered.... > > > There is a new kind of tape (called "Book Tape", I think) from Scotch. The > local library uses it on the spines of their circulating paperbacks and I > was curious enough to ask about it. It should stick better than most > products. > I got a roll from Staples, but they had to order it from a catalog. > Elaine Oakes > > > > Many thanks for the tip. In addition to labeling, I have found the edges, > > corners of my "paper" books becoming tattered and torn. The only > solutions > > I could come up with were........don't use them. That doesn't work. Use > > them........cover them in clear contac paper. Also good to keep labels > on. > > I covered with contac paper right over them. Aren't we geniuses? > > > > Elaine suhre > > ______________________________ > >