I use to buy my use books from a great use books store that is now out of business. One of the great things they did was cover the dust jacket with this clear crinkly material. I don't know whether it was cellophane or plastic or what? Would anyone know where to get this stuff and what it is called.

I am sure a little more description may help. The material is clear. They would fold it over top of the dust jacket. So it is not bonded to anything. When it is folded, it stays folded, there is a un-removable crease in it, once folded. If you were to wad it up into a ball it would make a horrible crinkly noise to rival nail on a chalk board.

Any ideas?

What you are describing are called book jacket covers, and you can buy them from library suppliers like http://www.gaylordmart.com/ - search on "book jacket cover"

They come in a roll (one will last the rest of your life), and you cut off enough for your book and fold it to fit the size of the book jacket.

It's probably Mylar.

We've got some much-older books from used-book stores that have it loosely wrapped around the cover.

I've got several different sized rolls of what staffordcastle is talking about. I'm on my 2nd roll of the 10" stuff, but I'm covering ALL of my books that have dust jackets (eventually).

My late father-in-law had lots of his dust jackets laminated on both sides. DO NOT EVER DO THAT!!! Certain colors heat up the plastic more than others, and eventually the lamination separates and takes the ink off the paper.

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Thanks. I was worried no one was still watching this group!

THAT'S IT!

Thanks. I was worried no one was still watching this group!

That place is AWESOME! They still sell book cards! They sell card catalog cabinets! Man, I thought those were extinct!

:)

You don't have to be a library to order from them, either!