PRESS RELEASE
March 5, 2009
The Book Slipper
19230 SW 90th Lane Road
Dunnellon, FL 34432
Contact: John Cross 352-465-1971
David Barry 727-254-7962
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Damaged and ruined books could be a thing of the past as the result of a remarkable, simple invention representing the first major beneficial change in book publishing in centuries.
The “Book Slipper” will be seen for the first time at the 28th Annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 13 - 15, 2009. Also, more than 115 national and international book dealers will be at the Coliseum 535 Fourth Ave., North, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Countless numbers of priceless and valuable books have been destroyed in the 14 centuries since the first book was bound. These treasures were reduced to trash not by barbaric hordes or political despots, but by their owners and readers.
This unbelievable waste was caused by a few simple bookmaking design flaws uncorrected to this day. The major flaw occurred when making it easier to turn pages bound into a book, the head and tail of the spine became the weakest parts of the book.
When removing a book from a shelf, the user pulls the top of the spine with one or more fingers. Because of the weakness of this delicate part, it not only hurts the top but causes the book to pivot on the bottom, creating even more damage.
The very weight of the pages tends to pull them away from the top of the spine making it easier for harm to occur with any use. Another potential cause of damage is books sticking together on a shelf.
The “Book Slipper” offers book owners and users a way to prevent these abuses and protect their valuable possessions. While several exhibiting book dealers at the Fair will have examples of the new device on display, more information will be available at the Griffin Bookbinding booth.
David Barry of Griffin Bookbinding in St Petersburg made the “Book Slipper” prototypes and will be at the Fair all three days.
