How to rehinge a book cover

For anyone who hasn't figured this out, my methods are intend for inexpensive books that are not WORTH sending out to be professionally worked on. If you don't like the methods don't use them. I have seen much worse damage done to books of great value, than clumsily reattaching a cover on a $30 book. From Book repair for Booksellers from Sicpress.com

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[rosscosfriend]

By not lifting the endpaper to insert the repair cloth you have managed to put all the strain of opening and closing the book on the old cloth joint which will fail very quickly.

[molly1216]

that all depends on what you are doing with it.

if you are just attaching the cover to a cheap book so it doesn't get worse...then it's just the ticket. if you are putting a cover back on a book you used every day then why are you looking for a 5 minute fix in the 1st place?

[guely55]

I've been wondering all my life how this was done!! Thank you veeery much, for solving this mistery for me!!

[molly1216]

actually this is how you fix a book that isn't important. Real binders have much more elaborate and higher quality methods. But I can't do that in 10 minutes on a video.

[piolenc]

Great hinge repair, well demonstrated. I would just add that, if one hinge has let go, the other might soon follow, so as long as you have access to the inside of the opposite hinge, check IT out. If it's weak, it's probably better to do a so-called "tube" repair, which is just like this one except that the reinforcement strip is wider and has 2 folds, to reinforce both hinges.

[dogsbody100]

very useful little clips of advice, thanks

[WaspsUnderground]

Thank you for the video, I found it on soothetube. This is fantastic for ASMR. I especially liked the sound of your bracelets clinking.

[gadionson1]

Good to know how about books.

[MiCompre]

Ignore the naysayers Molly.

[pinworms70]

I was curious at the choice of PVA glue over say, something like a quality rubber cement. I was thinking about the flexibility factor and maybe the PVA cracking over time? What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!

[eyeforaneyee56]

thanks i needed to watch this so i can repair my textbook

[maki718]

what sort of paste is that?

[psidhu1979]

7 mins for that! 

[mbathrick]

I have a book where the spine strip came loose on one side - covers are fine.  Will this technique work for that?

[MsStrawberrymuffins]

Very nice tutorial. I have a Twilight paperback and the front cover is sticking up and everything i do, i wont go down. are theree any tricks orr methods i can usee to make the coverr stop sticking up. thanks. and i will most definetely describee if my question gets answered. thanks for your time. byee