Editing Library binding (section)

{{Short description|Binding method}}
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'''Library binding''' can be divided into the two major categories of "original" and "after market".  The original category is as it says: the book was originally bound with the idea that it would be used in a [[library]] setting where the book would receive harder use than those usual trade editions sold to the public.

The aftermarket library binding is the method of binding [[Serial (literature)|serials]], and re-binding [[paperback]] or hardcover books, for use within libraries. Library binding increases the durability of books, as well as making the materials easier to use.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}