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2. Bookbinding - Wikipedia

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   The history of book-binding methods features: [22] Coptic binding: a method of sewing leaves/pages together; Ethiopian binding; Long-stitch bookbinding; Islamic bookcover features a with a flap on the back cover that encloses the front when the book is closed. [23] Wooden-board binding; Limp vellum binding; Calf binding ("leather-bound") Paper ...

3. Dust jacket - Wikipedia

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   The dust jacket (sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover) of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers ; these flaps may also double as bookmarks .

4. Hardcover - Wikipedia

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   A typical hardcover book (1899), showing the wear signs of a cloth. A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound [1]) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather). [1]

5. Library binding - Wikipedia

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   But if the paper of the volume is too fragile, or the book block is too thick, the spine is left flat. The book block is placed in a sturdy cover or case, with special paper covering the inside covers. [1] The most common cloth used by library binders to cover the boards of the book is buckram coated with acrylic. Acrylic coatings are generally ...

6. Outline of books - Wikipedia

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   Ink – a type of pigment used to write letters upon the pages of a book; Paper – a material that easily absorbs ink, made from ground plant cellulose. Parchment – a heavier alternative to paper, often made of reeds, cotton, or animal hide. Book cover – protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book.

7. Paperback - Wikipedia

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   A blank paperback book Glued binding. A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic.