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In the past most of these volumes have been placed in an a book box or remained untreated due to the lack of suitable alternative. AlphaBind is designed to cost approximately the same as a book box yet offer the increased serviceability of a repaired or rebound volume.
All materials used in AlphaBind are conservationally sound and Ph neutral where possible. While every attempt is made to adhere to the conservation principle of “reversibility,” leaf attachment and cover-to-text attachments are designed to add strength and flexibility to the volume. In all instances the original text block remains intact. Through innovative cover-to-text attachments the original cover may be reused or a new cover can be made in a style sympathetic to the original binding.
While nearly any volume may be recovered for purely aesthetic reasons, we have designed AlphaBind to withstand great abuse. Volumes chosen for the AlphaBind specification will generally be ones that receive moderate to heavy use and will fall into the following classification.