Best binding tape according to redditors

Fellow Title 1 teacher in MN. I find that preemptively taping book covers REALLY helps a lot. I used to tape the entire cover with scotch tape - which took forever. Then I used packing tape or book tape which also took a long time. Now, I tend to just tape the spine and the sides of the book and they are doing alright. Not nearly as great as fully-taped, but better than nothing. Gorilla glue is a lifesaver for repairing the spines- just be sure you put a binder clip over the spine since it tends to expand as it dries.

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Taping made my first set of amulet books last around 3 years, if that gives you a general idea of efficacy.

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Lastly, if you get used books, I highly recommend ones that were at a library since they already have the clear plastic library stuff on them.

Library tape :)
https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Book-Inches-Yards-845/dp/B00006IF5R

Get Cloth Book Binding Repair Tape, it comes in 15 yard rolls for like 20 Bucks, you can get it in any color to match your book. Easy to use and if you have a nice printer you can print spines on it before using it after you cut to length what you need.

EDIT: https://www.amazon.com/Colored-Premium-Cloth-Binding-Repair-BookGuard/dp/B00W3SRRJO/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1500058566&sr=1-1&keywords=Binding+tape+for+paper

3 inch should be enough for your book.
Hope this helps

If you go to an art supply store, they have special paper tape that you can use - it is virtually invisible and will bring those pages back together. Sample here:
book repair tape from amazon

Or you can buy neutral pH Glue and glue the pages together at the spine very carefully. Should also be available at an art supply store (specialty ones) Product here:
neutral ph glue

Source: I have a degree in printing

Make sure to use acid-free tape if you want the poster to last a really long time. If the tape isn't acid-free it'll eventually yellow and eat the edges of the poster.

I do this on book dust jackets, which always seem to get kind of frayed and tattered around the edges otherwise on frequently used books (particularly kids' books). For that I use acid-free book tape, which is also great for repairing books, or reinforcing spines of kids' books.

So far the examples with scotch tape have looked pretty good. I'm tempted to do it, but I'm not entirely sure the tape comes in the size of the screen.

Edit: just looked at the matte screen protector. WOW. That looks really tempting.

Edit 2: damn, that example is also scotch tape. I'm gonna start researching giant rolls of scotch tape.

Edit 3: http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Book-Inches-Yards-845/dp/B00006IF5R/
This stuff might do the trick. Comes in 4" width, so I can try a strip on each eye. That should cover the entire screen. If it's the same structure as the regular scotch tape, it should look pretty good.

I have a 44 page comic that I bound by printing it on 8.5x11 in sheets (not as a booklet) and stapled alongside the left edge of the stack, then I covered the staples with some book binding tape. It's a bit more work than a zine usually takes but it gives a nice result! I got a lot of compliments on the binding when I first made the book.

I'm also pretty particular about my books, so I think I understand your friend. If ever you feel like your paperbacks are falling apart at the spine, use [book binding tape.] (http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Book-Inches-Yards-845/dp/B00006IF5R) You won't ever have to worry about creasing the spine again!

You can get special book tape for that. https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Book-Inches-Yards-845/dp/B00006IF5R

I've fixed boards and boxes with this: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Repair-Tape--Adhesive-Black/dp/B003QI5RGK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1421376568&sr=8-3&keywords=bookbinding+tape

I️ used liquid electric tape and something similar to blue tac (it’s a putty) around the edges and connectors. But tbh it was messy and hard, I️ would use silicone next time. But I️ did buy one of these to protect the power button. Universal non-slip mats, Sticky Anti-Slip Gel Pads, Stick to Car Golf Cart Boating Kitchen Cabinets etc, Holds Cell Phones Sunglasses Speakers etc. Easy Remove, Stick to Anywhere&Holds Anything 10pcs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7CGRDC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_f.4cAbZE79025

I️ had one instance when it got wet and I️ couldn’t turn the board off.