Before I switched to Lemmy, I noticed a lot of questions on Reddit about repairing books. So, I thought I'd create a list of repair guides that, to my knowledge, follow best practices; and pin it for anyone who needs it.
Please note, if a book is particularly valuable or has historical significance, you should take it to a professional. Also, if your library book is damaged, you can return it as-is and the library will handle the repair. In either case, wet books should be frozen.
That said, here's how to repair:
Loose hinges:
Cracked hinge:
Detatched hinge:
Detatched text block (recase):
Warped hard cover:
Spine replacement:
Torn paper:
Torn out piece of a page:
Loose page:
Harcover corner repair:
Wet book:
Mold:
Warped paperback spine:
Detatched paperback case:
More damage than that? Here's some more extensive repairs:
Rebind:
Paperback rebind:
Paperback to hardcover recase:
edit: added a spine replacement that doesn't lift the original book cloth
