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Cat-thulhu
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Most of my paizo stuff is well used (but well looked after) and this is the very first time I’ve had an issue with the binding. Can you please give me any suggestions about how to rebind my copy of Gods and Magic. The first and last sections has come unbound (p2 to p14 and p51 to p62). Not looking for replacements or anything just want to know the best way to repair the books so I can keep using them without sections falling out. Thanks
Cat-thulhu
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules, Battles Case Subscriber; GameMastery Superscriber)
I suggest bringing the book to a copy shop. There have various different ways of binding a book (at least the better/bigger ones do).
But, if you want your books to look rather nice, fit well onto your shelf (and look "even" with your other Pathfinder books, I suggest bringing the book to a professional bookbinder.
Since that might not be as inexpensive as having it done with a copy shop, the binding will be sturdy, and as good as new. As in regards to the price, it might be a good idea to have them bind a few books together into a new, one-volume-edition. This process will, unfortunately, place the regular cover inside of a new cover (I believe).
Sometimes batches have minor* errors (such as this) from the printer, usually only a small proportion of the entire print run, and there's no way to spot them ahead of time so we can't yank them before they're shipped. My copy isn't doing this (and obviously I refer to my copy a lot...) so it isn't a problem with the whole print run.
I've had good success doing a Q&D and lazy regluing using Aleene's Tacky Glue (available from any craft store), though white glue or even wood glue should work ok. Just put a THIN line of glue on the interior spine where the loose pages are, close the book tightly, and either
1) lay it flat and stack a bunch of heavy books on top of it so the spine is flattened, or
2) cram it in between two books of the same or larger size on a bookshelf.
Then let it dry 24 hours.
Or you could walk it over to Kinko's and have them put a spiral bind on it or something like that.
* I say "minor" as compared to "all my pages are blank" or "pages 33-64 are just a repeat of pages 1-32."
If whole bushels of pages (I don't know the technical term) of pages come loose instead of single ones, my favorite solution has been to use clear adhesive tape, one strip down by the spine on either side of the break. Usually this works best on hardcovers, but I have fixed some softcover books that had spines threatening to break or lose pages.