Book Repair Part III - Ta Da!

Don't worry folks, we're almost done here. I would just like to point out that I never said the repair would be fun. In fact, every time a recently published book falls apart on me, I get closer to splurging on a Kindle or some other e-reader. 

Book Repair Part II - It's All About the Glue

So now that you've spent a bunch of time removing crappy glue (see Book Repair Part I), you'll want to find some good glue to use for the new binding. There's a few other items you'll need to get together too. I probably should have discussed materials earlier, but I didn't. So now here's a quick list of all the materials you're going to want to get ready (I'll go more into detail about them as we discuss the process)...

Book Repair Part I - Comedic Ironies

Irony #1 - Currently one of the most common book-making methods uses an all glue binding. This binding is weak, often falls apart immediately, and even when working properly makes it difficult to open a book completely; and it is called, Perfect Binding. That is the actual name of the binding method... Perfect...

Irony #2 - The book we will be repairing today, which fell apart because it used this terrible, poor quality, Perfect binding, is actually a catalog for archival, conservation, and preservation supplies... Naturally...