Thread: Dust Jackets...

What do you do with yours? Me, I take them off the book the second I get them and put them in a box where I keep them all together.

Why do they make Dust Jackets?

"Eye-catchers" would be a better term, don't you think?

Or "blurb-holders"

I leave mine on the books. I started to put them in a clear plastic cover like at the library but that got to be too time consuming. When I am reading a book, I take the jacket off and put aside and when I am finished I put it back on and on the shelf. I suspect a lot of people pretty much do the same.

Originally Posted by westminken

I leave mine on the books. I started to put them in a clear plastic cover like at the library but that got to be too time consuming. When I am reading a book, I take the jacket off and put aside and when I am finished I put it back on and on the shelf. I suspect a lot of people pretty much do the same.

I remove the dust jacket when loaning a book out. It then serves as a reminder that the book is out. A post-it note attached later could help remind who has it and how long it has been out.

"Only a fool loans books; . . .half the books in my library were loaned."
--Benj. Franklin

Originally Posted by Wayne

I remove the dust jacket when loaning a book out. It then serves as a reminder that the book is out. A post-it note attached later could help remind who has it and how long it has been out.

"Only a fool loans books; . . .half the books in my library were loaned."
--Benj. Franklin

Great idea , I may have to borrow your method!

I like my dustcovers with salt and pepper and a little mustard.

I leave it on while I am reading the book. It makes a great book mark. If reading in the front half of the book, just close the book wherever you leave off on the front of the jacket. Once you pass the halfway mark and are reading the second half of the book, then use the back flap of the jacket. Does this make sense at all? Sorry, I don't know if my explanation is adequate.

It make perfect sense Andrew, and I've seen that done by many people. I just don't like bending the cover all out of shape that way. I have to remove the dust cover for reading. It gets in the way.

I cut out the author's bio from the jacket, which often does not appear in the text. I tape it into the inside back of the book and then discard all book jackets. I have dropped too many books when removing them from bookshelves as the book slid from the jacket cover.

AMR

Why do they make dustjackets? To help sell the book, of course. I appreciate a well-designed one; such a jacket will help establish the tone of the book itself, letting the reader know what to look forward to.

Originally Posted by Ask Mr. Religion

I cut out the author's bio from the jacket, which often does not appear in the text. I tape it into the inside back of the book and then discard all book jackets. I have dropped too many books when removing them from bookshelves as the book slid from the jacket cover.

AMR

I should try this.

haha, only yesterday someone told me about a friend who owns a set of Ian Fleming first edition James Bond books.
Some time years ago he threw out all the dust jackets because he thought they looked better on the shelf without

You may be interested in a previous dust jacket thread.

Originally Posted by Andres

I leave it on while I am reading the book. It makes a great book mark. If reading in the front half of the book, just close the book wherever you leave off on the front of the jacket. Once you pass the halfway mark and are reading the second half of the book, then use the back flap of the jacket. Does this make sense at all? Sorry, I don't know if my explanation is adequate.

I'm with you. I leave them on and use them as bookmarks occasionally.

I throw all of them away. I actually like the "classic book" look of coverless works.........

Originally Posted by TrueConvert

I throw all of them away. I actually like the "classic book" look of coverless works.........

don't do it with your Ian Fleming first editions though....financially speaking it's an absolutely terrible idea