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Book Repairs & Restoration

Bible Repairs – Family Bibles, Books and Family History Books

Many people consider their Bible to be the most precious book in their collection and it’s for this reason that we offer bible repairs as part of our book restoration services.

Bibles are special books that travel along with their owners for many years and are well-read, which means that eventually all Bibles become tattered.

Because of this, many Bible owners are reluctant to simply replace their Bible with a new one.

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We've got all of your 2019 Bookbinding covered!

It’s 2019! On behalf of Bookbinding Services, we would like to wish each of our customers a Happy New Year – may the year ahead bring you success and happiness.

The start of a new year is always exciting – new goals are set, new plans are put in place and new adventures await.

For most of the hospitality industry, the start of a new year means the winding down of a busy season and the start of a slower pace of life.

It’s a time to look back at their guestbooks and reminisce on the visitors who have come and gone, and the ones who are returning and all the memories gathered over the past year.

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Season's Greetings from our Bookbinders in South Africa

Bookbinding Services in Port Elizabeth would like to take a moment to reflect back on 2018 with extreme gratitude.

It has been a whirlwind of a year and we are overjoyed with what the successes we have achieved. We can only see even greater things to come in 2019.

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Are Physical Books Making a Comeback? News from our Bookbinders

Physical books are once again becoming the more popular choice for avid readers after technological alternatives such as Kindles and tablets took over the market. The bookbinding and printing industry of South Africa is taking the bull by the horns to ensure the country does not miss this opportunity.

There are numerous reports that show the general inclination towards e-books in developed markets has begun to change direction.

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What Bookbinding method is right for your project?

Bookbinding Services offers an array of bookbinding options – whether you need guestbooks, wedding photo albums, promotional pamphlets or even one of your favourite books rebound and repaired – we have got you covered.

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A shock to the system - Literacy levels in South Africa

We at Bookbinding Services believe that having a healthy relationship with reading forms the basis for many other important areas of one’s intellectuality.

Apart from the fact that we do high quality bookbinding, we are also strongly passionate about the future of our youth and the impact that their foundational education has on the rest of their lives. Reading is one of the biggest building blocks of this foundation.

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A reminder from Bookbinder - Why we need to read more

We at bookbinding services like to think we understand the importance of reading. Literature is an archive of human culture and ideas. By reading books and writing them, we maintain these ideas and add to the pool of human knowledge and history.

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New Book Binding Project for the Newspaper House Archives

Recently, Bookbinding Services was asked by the local Newspaper House Archives to rebind a collection of newspapers dating back to the 1950’s and 1970’s.

The project required the newspapers being bound into new covers. To preserve the papers, the new covers and binding needed to be robust enough to last for another generation or two.

The previous binding was old and some of the bound copies had been destroyed resulting in some papers being damaged and parts going missing.

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Leather Book Binding Project for Hog Hollow Country Lodge

The year has started off with a bang at Bookbinding Services. As usual, students were knocking at our door from day one looking to get their theses bound!

Last month, we were given a book binding project by Hog Hollow Country Lodge, a breath-taking lodge found on the garden route.

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Book Restoration - Every book deserves a 2nd chance

The academic year can be tough, not only on the student but also on their books. And with the economy under such pressure, who can really afford to replace school books these days?

Fortunately, Bookbinding Services offers book repair to the whole of South Africa, making sure no damaged book goes ignored.

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