Secure your paperback books so they don’t get ruined
Hardcover books have a longer shelf life and are better protected from weather and travel situations than paperback copies. However, these are pricier and heavier than soft-covered books. Were you to pack a few novels for your next trip’s beach reads, you’d probably choose the latter option. With this hack, you won’t have to worry about them arriving with torn pages or ruined spines.
By wrapping a rubber band vertically around your books, they’ll stay intact throughout the entire plane or car ride. This will both prevent their pages from opening up and folding and keep the covers free of scratches. If you don’t pack any books for your vacations because you fear they will get wrecked, you’ve got no more excuses to miss out on this relaxing hobby.