Covering Books With Contact Paper (The Easy Way)

[@davidgreen6278]

Ok. This was great. As a newly appointed Librarian, the idead of covering books terrified me. I successfully covered a dozen paperback novels today perfectly.

[@DesertMouse298]

Is this what libraries normally use? I have seen paperback with a really thick cover on them. Is this option available to the home librarian? Thanks!

[@Eckythump]

@@DesertMouse298 For paperbacks I normally use a delayed bond adhesive cover that is generally 80-100 microns. Somthing like this product shop.raeco.com.au/products/25325CA

[@DesertMouse298]

@@Eckythump Thank you! I appreciate the information and the link.

[@dreemwizard]

Thanks for the video. By the way, keep the corners that you cut off on the sides and you can place them on the inside corners of the front and back flaps to reinforce the book corners.

[@amywalls5063]

This school librarian thanks you profusely for that tip!

[@louiselakes4796]

Thanks!

[@thestudentat101]

🙂👍Great idea! Thanks!

[@ae6051]

How very sweet of you to have taken the trouble to share! I pity those who have not learned to cover a book. I learned it way back when I was a student, with brown paper that we used to use then. So I could follow your instructions without trouble. Otherwise, I doubt if I could have, and I would be so confused. Don't worry, kids and teachers who don't know this - everything comes only with practice. Trial and error - it's the same for everyone and you're not alone. I just saw in another video where they said not to throw away the bits because they will come in handy to repair wear and tear over time and the triangular bits can be used to reinforce the four outer corner edges inside of the front and back book covers

[@vivasuzi]

Best demonstration! Last year I watched some tips and kept getting bubbles. This year - 1st try following your tips - no bubbles and sooo easy! Thank you foe taking the time to do this.

[@jalymebarboza6127]

8/10/24 @ 10:51pm - so thankful I found this video!!!! I managed to cover my grandkids’ books to help out my daughter. No more headaches, no more fears with using contact paper to cover books!!!!

[@amywalls5063]

Thank you so very much for finding the perfect way to cover books! I am a third year librarian, but still hadn't really figured out this whole mess. You've made my life so much easier right now!

[@MaryRimelspach]

Thank you for making this video! I don’t enjoy covering my kids books but you have helped me every single year!!

[@michellesharrieff8719]

Thank you so much! I just got a donation and had to order my books off of a website that mostly offers paperbacks. So sharing your knowledge is much appreciated.

[@Judas_Phart]

I’ve watched quite a few of these KZbin videos about covering books with contact paper, and your video is easily the best of the lot. You made it very easy to understand what you were doing, and I loved your bubbly personality. I have now covered 1 out of 3 books, that are about the best parrot foods, vitamins, health care and parrot food recipes. Thank you so much from the UK for making this video. Stay safe.

[@carmeny.rosariomendoza677]

Thank you so much!! 2024 and this video really helps me to cover my nephew´s books. Greetings from the Dominican Republic.

[@louiselakes4796]

Thank you! My son starts school on Tuesday, so I'm doing this for the first time. I watched your video first, the book/ruler is great! Thank you for sharing! Best of luck for the school year ahead x

[@RobertKatarsky]

Thank you for this video. It definitely saved me time and waste of contact paper covering my daughter's books. Thank you again.

[@klb0630]

This helped me so much. I'm so horrible at anything like this, and your video made it a breeze. THANK YOU!

[@lyndabenedict3103]

This is so helpful! I had to do covers as a kid but that was so long ago that I don't remember. I'm a busy mom and this was so simple and quick to follow for my daughter's books. Thank you!

[@TheAngierolfedownes]

Omg thank you soon much, just attempted 2 of the 9 books that I have to cover for my daughter for prep this year and I nailed it first time! No waste, legend

[@petertripiciano3716]

I still refer to your video today 😊

[@annmarieoflaherty3744]

This is amazing, the finished result is perfect, thanks for sharing

[@kurthumphreys9856]

Thanks. I splurged on a score of one of my favourite Rolling Stones albums and had no trouble covering it.

[@vanishingtowerpress2786]

I have been making slip cases out of cardboard and wondering how to adhere contact paper protective covers. This has been a tremendous help working it out!

[@jessicaaviles4261]

Thank you!! Just did my child’s math book and this was SO helpful.

[@jjhonore7218]

This is the best video ever! Thank you! U can't imagine how your video helped me.

[@LilHiccups]

YASSSSS...... lifesaver!!!! I just did this to more than 20 books. Thank you so much for your video!!!!!

[@stephaniestoneking1762]

Loved it. Easy and quick. Thank you.

[@jkiik136]

This was the best solution i hvae found. Thank you for sharing. My books are eternally grateful 👍👍

[@Quizidomo]

Never judge a book by its cover. Unless it's a book about covering books.

[@ivanrivas2865]

Love your enthusiasm to share the method.

[@souosman2807]

Omg u saved my life amazing way of contacting books thank you so much.

[@maggiepanning356]

This looks like the easiest way, thank you!

[@makeretaparker]

Been struggling to cover books like these I'm so glad I watched ur video Thank you will definitely try it 1st on some book then text books 📚 😃

[@carolemartin1370]

THANK YOU! I need to do this to paperback art instuction manuals. Enormously helpful!

[@amc195]

Thanks you save me every year I need to cover books for the school year ahead. Big thanks 🙏

[@josh_bou]

You made it so easy 👍

[@dmp7252]

Thank you. I'm going to take the great leap today. Wish me luck!!!!!!!

[@thestudentat101]

👍🙂Super helpful! Thanks!

[@lynda7254]

BRAVO !!! Thank you 👍 Greatly appreciated!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jidan8084]

Hello i just want to know how was your book that is covered with contact paper it is still okay? Any problems with yellowing, becoming brittle, or color leaching over the years because i know some contact paper are not acid free.

[@kimwilkerson6663]

This is a GREAT video. Best one I found and super easy to use. Only question I have is, when you say to measure your book cover, how much overhang did you have? Was it like 2 inches or just 1 inch?? Thanks

[@helensilver1381]

Hep! Love your video. However, I have one tiny problem - I can't separate the contact paper from the white backing paper. Please help. Thank you.

[@rdelacerna4882]

This helped a bunch! Thank you!

[@ogotuwaobuto5366]

Very useful. Thank you 😊

[@tonywilson4471]

Thankyou for helping keep my sanity and not have a total mental breakdown.

[@mawandaderrick104]

great work

[@szonjaszarka8016]

It was super helpful, thank you so much 🙂!

[@margaritarivera9672]

Thank you for sharing !

[@lisegreenberg4171]

This is a lifesaver

[@nejadolinar6475]

Awesome 😳. Thanks so much!

[@penelopehughes-jones5265]

You're such a lovely, inspiring person. I just subbed and I'm gonna leave a before and after comment. I'm going to go try this now...* goes off *

[@elizakavon4923]

What happened next?

[@penelopehughes-jones5265]

@@elizakavon4923 well…that’s a good question, Eliza, thank you for asking! I could have sworn I left a comment but my poor old mind does wander so I’m really grateful for your comment. It has been SO much fun and worked really well. I’m not sure you’d be interested beyond that but for what it’s worth I’m kinda obsessed with kawai/ergonomic/asmr - what my sister describes as “chewy”, or tactile, if that makes sense. I cover the book in a light colour (if necessary) then literally load it with a million stickers, covering the entire thing and overlapping/using clear-backed ones over paper stickers and then cover the whole thing with contact, following this fantastic video. What you get is really lovely to look at and most of all touch, so it makes studying/reading so much more enjoyable. It takes ages so I don’t do it often but the odd opportunity is very therapeutic! Thanks again Eliza and very best to you and yours.🥰

[@elizakavon4923]

@@penelopehughes-jones5265 Thank you for replying! I was honestly so curious! What you did with the contact paper sounds really cool and interesting. I’ll definitely have to look into it. I used contact paper to cover some of my favorite paperback books, but your response has given me ideas about how to decorate my notebooks for school. Thanks! My very best to you as well! :D

[@penelopehughes-jones5265]

@@elizakavon4923 Thanks Eliza, sos it took me ages to say it but thanks. I admire you for using it on paperbacks because it's so hard to do a neat job. After watching this I saw an IHannah video (I'll add the link if I can) and it inspired me to use stickers but the plastering effect just happened as I went along. I recently bought a clear phone case and did a similar thing but that's so much easier if your phone is a light color. I wonder if anyone's painted a phone?! I shpuld get an iPhone but they're sooo expensive. Anyway I hope you have fun, contact paper is definitely the way forward, I am learning Welsh and it makes me so want to study! Hugs & love xx🥰xx

[@penelopehughes-jones5265]

@@elizakavon4923 ps I couldn't find the video but her channel is well worth checking out, she's uplifting like this lady.❤️kzbin.info

[@l527B48]

GOOD JOB!

[@robertocaesar]

Lovely!

[@andreshenouda1959]

Your a lifesaver

[@penguinsnake7809]

Life saver

[@FisherGrubb]

Thanks, I need to cover a few of my Linux books as they're classics and need to be kept well. By the way, don't mean to be too particular, but you mentioned "getting your scissor", its either scissors, or pair of scissors.

[@sbasu2009]

from where can i buy these contact papers?

[@BabyDoIIx]

What does it feel like? Is it a nice slippery surface ? Or more grainy paper feel?

[@christinesauer5517]

I would call it a matte texture.

[@brookerollins431]

Helpful, thanks!

[@virtualwhisky]

Well done, thanks!

[@Taleyatomcat]

Thanks, Very helpful video, but does it work on drywall? Only asking because my son wipes his boogers on the wall and I was hoping to preserve it for the next tenants who move in. Our lease says no wallpaper, but there aren't any rules about contact paper.

[@maryarmanious7950]

That was awesome

[@yeseniarosario7022]

Thank you!!!!

[@janinekampelman6765]

Thanks for the tips! :D

[@BrandonHill-u5j]

The Speedball squeegee is great for this

[@elrizagomes2018]

Thank you so so Much!!!

[@shirleikeller3986]

Thank you😊

[@naimshaikh260]

Please provide a buying link....

[@nataliemclane-z5x]

watching this in 2024

[@category5761]

Thanks lady

[@melissalawlor5757]

Thank you!

[@azevedo1046]

Time to cover my 100+ manga collection ... this is gonna take w hile

[@shridharbhiradi9362]

Anyone know , why we need to cut corners in triangle shapes ? Why not straight

[@christinesauer5517]

It makes for folding it over to the other side easier. If you cut them straight there may be extra contact paper off the edge of the book.

[@mellanie1983]

I love it.

[@fatihaamar5830]

Thank you

[@ayerleycofie]

thank u

[@marknewport4117]

I did it! Lol. Thankyou

[@ElaineMazurekStephens]

The first step is measuring for the cut, which this video needs to explain.

[@ThePascalFamily]

Ok

[@calisongbird]

voilà, not "wala." It's French. TFS!

[@jimmysaboter3]

It's pronounced "wala" in "Walla Walla, Washington".

[@annatube3823]

Hi reply me plizzzzzz

[@habeebboss8955]

Your crazy

[@jjsarkar7621]

Contact paper is the best to cover books