I've been wrapping my expensive hardcovers/trade paperbacks in clear plastic after reading, now considering using shrink bags. Is that good enough, or are there better alternatives?

it could me just me lah....but i really like my books aged and all ruffled up.... it looks more "loved"

hi,

how to preserve books from getting munched by book worm ?

or is there any kind of natural stuff or similar, that can achieve this ?

i heard silverfish hate the smell of cloves...i haven't tested this out tho.

Me too! I love a well thumbed book compared to a brand new one. I've waged war against silverfish with cloves and since I threw a handful of those into my bookcase, I am yet to see a single silverfish. So perhaps it works ... or maybe the silverfish are huddled together in some dark corner plotting revenge.

This post has been edited by Blue07: Jan 2 2011, 07:27 PM

hi Blue07 .. thx for sharing ..

how frequent should we replace the cloves ?

Anything other things besides cloves can help to guard away the silverfish ?

shrink wrap and put in a dry cabinet. keep away from moisture or dark corners.

how frequent should we replace the cloves ?

And how much cloves in every layer of shelf ?

I wrap them with plastic bags bought in giant. Was considering cover wrap but it doesn't give the book full protection from dust & humid. So i just wrap the whole book up and take it out when i want to read it. It's abit troublesome compared to book wraps, but if you want the best option is to bookwrap the book & plastic bag wrap it after use.

You can use ziplock it definately airtight and easier to take out.

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Added on January 17, 2011, 9:28 amNew books can't stand the natural process of aging, because they are mostly cheaply made.

If you visit library or best overseas old libraries you'd see lots of ancient books esp those hardcover leather like types that have the age & weather effect but still in good condition even without bookwraps.


This post has been edited by advocado: Jan 17 2011, 09:28 AM

^ I wonder if sticking a dehumidifier (of the Thirsty Hippo variety) would help ...

Good question. I've not replaced them since I threw them in 2 years ago Maybe I should replace them now.

I threw about 10 into each shelf.

This post has been edited by Blue07: Jan 18 2011, 01:51 PM

Like some other people here, I actually prefer to have my books tastefully aged. There's something about yellowed pages that appeals to me. I don't know much about preserving books, I've some of mine for over a decade without any protection whatsoever and they still look brand new (besides the yellowed paper of course lah).

What I do is keep them in a closed door cabinet/wardrobe. Keeps the dust out. Never had any problems with silverfish.

Not preserving. Old books smell better

ditto, love aged books!