- A Bound to Stay Bound copy is another publisher's new book given a reinforced library binding by the Jacksonville bindery for school and public library use, not the original publisher's trade binding. Check the title page and copyright page for the original publisher when identifying the edition.
Publisher
Bound to Stay Bound Books
Bound to Stay Bound Books is a family-owned library bindery in Jacksonville, Illinois, founded in 1920, that prebinds other publishers' books for school and public libraries.
- Editions tracked
- 77
- First editions
- 0
- Books
- 77
- Years
- 2000 to 2023
Bound to Stay Bound Books is a publisher active from 2000. We track 77 editions it published between 2000 and 2023, 0 of them first editions across 77 books. How Bound to Stay Bound Books marked its first editions is set out below, with a checker for the year on your title page.
About Bound to Stay Bound Books
Bound to Stay Bound Books is a family-owned library bindery in Jacksonville, Illinois, founded in January 1920 that prebinds new books in durable library bindings for school and public libraries; it is a binder and supplier to libraries rather than an original publisher.
Lawrence D. Sibert and William Suhy started the business as the New Method Book Bindery at 220 South Main Street, Jacksonville. The company traces its slogan to a mishap in which a hoist chain snapped while a wooden case of books for the Des Moines Public Library was being lowered; the case split, but the books came through almost unharmed, and a bystander's remark gave Lawrence Sibert the phrase. When the firm began prebinding new books for school and public libraries, those books became known as Bound to Stay Bound books, and the company took that name in 1970.
Lawrence Sibert helped found the Library Binding Institute, the binders' trade body, in 1935. Robert F. Sibert, a later long-serving president, is honoured in the American Library Association's Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal for children's nonfiction, administered by the Association for Library Service to Children. The company remains a third-generation family business in Jacksonville and offers libraries processing, novel sets and series alerts alongside its bindings.
Holding a copy? The first edition checker shows Bound to Stay Bound Books's practice for the year on your title page.
Identification
How to identify Bound to Stay Bound Books first editions
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Frequently asked questions
How do I identify a Bound to Stay Bound Books first edition?
- A Bound to Stay Bound copy is another publisher's new book given a reinforced library binding by the Jacksonville bindery for school and public library use, not the original publisher's trade binding. Check the title page and copyright page for the original publisher when identifying the edition.
How many Bound to Stay Bound Books books does MyVolumes track?
We track 77 editions published by Bound to Stay Bound Books, 0 of them first editions, across 77 books.
Where these facts come from
- About Us, Bound to Stay Bound Books (btsb.com)
- The Origin of the Name Bound to Stay Bound Books, Bound to Stay Bound Books, 2020 (btsb.com)
- New Method Book Bindery historical marker, Illinois State Historical Society (historyillinois.org)
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, American Library Association (ala.org)
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