boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (07/11/84)
published on
high-acid paper) is beyond your means, de-acidification certainly is.
This may seem like a sorry state of affairs (and it is) but you must
keep in mind that paperbacks were meant to be a read-and-throw-away form, and
not something that is to be preserved for years to come.
The only advise I can give is to try and keep your books in a cool,
dry (the higher the humidity, the faster the degeneration) room. Also keep them
out of strong light, especially sunlight. That's about all you can do. Other-
wise just pray that your favorite books remain in print so that you can buy new
copies when the old ones wear out.
--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA)
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