Brodart Just-A-Fold 10" archival plastic book jacket cover x10

Top notch stuff! A good protector for the cover of your hardbacks. Thick enough to protect the covers but super see through and nice and shiny, it makes older books look brand new and new books look like a million dollars. Easy to apply, you just place the dust jacket in as far as it will go then fold over at the bottom. This protect my books for decades. I bought the 10" Brodart and it's a good size for SFBC hardback books (21.5cm/8.5" tall) and for normal (24cm/9.5" tall) sized hardbacks. Will be buying more for the rest of my books. A side note is it is a bit pricey but my understanding is it's an imported product that's not to well known over here in England. Hopefully as it gains in popularity the price will go down, but even so, it's still worth it just to protect your books.

Just bought this product, so a first time user review. I buy a number of 'used' books and dust jackets are in various state of repair, so to speak. Don't want to use celotape etc so gave this a go. Instructions are straight forward, no sticky bits etc, just good old fashioned bend things over and press flat. My dust jacket was in 3 peices, so maybe should have used a different one for my first attempt. I used the 10" plastic cover for a book 8 1/2" tall, 5 3/4" wide and 1 3/4" deep. More than enough. I didn't get the dust jacket snug against the 'hinge' of the jacket cover and so the cover when fitted to the book is ever so slightly larger than the book. Give myself 8 out of 10, but can do better. I have placed the book under 5/6 heavy books to help get the plastic cover to firm up and get the creases set in. The cover consists of a white paper sheet 10" high by 21" wide. This is attached to a clear plastic film along the wide edge and is 11 3/4" high, so extends beyond the white paper, this allows to use the full 10" if required withh a clear plastice fold back after placing the dust cover. Hope that all makes sense, when you have it in front of you it all falls into place. Very pleased with the purchase

The quality is spot on, and it's very easy to protect your book cover. When fitted, it looks like a library book and the surface is sturdy enough to do what it is supposed to do. I did covered eight books and did not see any sign of paper breakage or tearing as you might assume with a poor quality product. The only thing that did disappoint me was the length of the sheet, which was too small for my needs. When I saw 500+mm I naturally assumed it would be ok, but my book was 6.14" x 9.21" (546 pages) and I used templates from Ingrams and Amazon KDP. In each case it was about 30mm too short. Probably for a standard 6"x9" book up to 550 pages this will be ideal. apart from this slight mismatch, the product, quality-wise is great.

I’ve never once used one of these jackets before and was quite nervous to start. But the instructions are clear and it’s overall very easy to use. Perhaps a small bit fiddly when you’re learning but once I had done it once or twice, I dare say I got a bit addicted! I can’t wait to cover my other books! Does leave a sheen of course if a light is shined towards the covered book, but this doesn’t bother me in the slightest as at least my jacket is protected without the need for any glue or tape. Not too stiff, not too flimsy, bends nicely with the book, no problems anywhere really!

These covers allow you to preserve a damaged dust jacket on an old book, either becasue it adds some value to a rare edition or simply becasue the jacket illustration is attractive and not contained in the book itself. Putting the jacket into the cover is not difficult, but does require care and a clean, flat surface for the best results. The cover is not adhesive or bulky and enhances the appearance of the book. In conclusion, highly recommended

I have been using the extra time provided by 'lockdown in several positive ways, one of which is to protect my dearly-loved books from the depredations of time, by adding these quality Brodart library-style plastic film dust-cover protectors. They are easy to fit to the dust covers and will cover either 10" high books or books down to maybe a couple of inches smaller in height. Just ensure that the paper backing to the film is pared down marginally smaller than the film itself or the height of the book.That is made easy by the perforated lines, or, in the case of a much smaller book, by using scissors. I have also used the 11" ones and the 12" ones for my larger books, all with good effect. My only wish is that I had access to these cover protectors years ago.

Having borrowed a number of books from the local public library, I wanted to cover my cookbooks and some antiquarian books with something that would protect and keep the original covers visible and yet not adhere to it. This fits the bill, although I did have to check out the online tutorial from the company to work out how to put them on. Once I got the hang of it, it was easy peasy lemon squeezy to put the covers on. I have achieved the look I was aiming at and protected my books. I would just say that the plastic is quite"crackly" like a cellophane rather than a hardened plastic, which I suppose I wasn't expecting. All in all it rather put me in mind of being at school when you had to cover books in old wallpaper ....!

Bought these to protect the dust jackets on some old books. They are easy to use and if needed there are videos online showing how to fit them.