BookGuard 2 Inch Book Repair Tape, Premium Bookbinding Tape for Book Repairs, Ideal Addition for Library Supplies - 15 Yard Roll, Navy Blue

I picked up the BookGuard 1 Inch Premium Bookbinding Replacement Strips to repair and strengthen some of my old books, and they’ve worked better than I expected. These strips feel durable and well made — much stronger than regular tape or cheap fixes. Once applied, they hold the pages securely in place and give the book a clean, professional look, almost like it was rebound. The 1-inch size was perfect for the projects I had, and the adhesive sticks well without peeling up over time. I appreciated how easy they were to use — you don’t need special tools or skills to get a neat result. The strips align easily, and they don’t bunch up or wrinkle when being applied if you take your time. I also noticed that the finished result feels stable — the books open and close naturally without pages loosening again, which was exactly what I was looking for. Whether I was working on textbooks, notebooks, or even some older paperback favorites, the strips made the binding stronger and helped preserve them for continued use. Overall, this feels like a practical, high-quality solution for anyone wanting to repair or reinforce books without a full rebinding job. If you’ve got well-loved books that need a bit of TLC, these strips are definitely worth having around.

This is fantastic stuff! It performed beautifully in my book repair. It was easy to work with. The adhesive is very strong, but also flexible. We'll see how it holds up over time, but I have high hopes.

My son plays the organ at church and his hymnal spine was cracked. This green book tape matched perfectly, and was easy to use. The 1.5 inch width worked out well for our hymnal. The adhesive is strong and the tape is flexible, perfect for book spines. There’s a lot of extra tape left after repairing it but I’m sure it’ll come in handy.

I was surprised to find that making tape that actually sticks to books didn't seem be high on the list of priorities for other book repair tape manufacturers. Not so for BookGuard! They say 'aggressive adhesive', and they mean it. Sturdy tape that sticks and stays stuck even as the book is used. Excellent tape, well worth the price.

Worked well to fix a book spine. But it is a long roll. What do I do with the rest of it?

This stuff is tough, slightly stretchy, and holds well. It's nice and wide. Very nice color. It's holding together a copy of Harry Potter that I didn't wanna get rid of. I like it a lot. I would buy it again even though it's a bit on the expensive side.

I make my own notebooks and I use this in the edges and it works great. It’s really thick and stays on good

I've been repairing and restoring antique Hawaiian books. The two pictured are both over 170 years old and neither had a spine. I used book cloth and fussy sub-structure for the larger book, but the rougher, smaller book was easily reassembled using the BookGuard tape. I intended to cover the taped spine with book cloth but the finish on the tape was actually much nicer. So I affixed the leather title labels directly on the tape for a great look. Asterisk Books in Hoboken will make leather and foil labels that add polish to any repaired book. And the BookGuard tape looks amazing with them. The smaller book has both the spine and the cover corners done in the BookGuard tape. The larger has a wide 4.5" book cloth binding, but the edges of the old cover have been protected by the Bookguard tape. There were some partial remnants of the original foilwork on tattered cloth on the the smaller book which is perfectly preserved under some acid-free paper - under the BookGuard tape. This is only possible because of the strong adhesive that has a perfect balance between adhesion and the ability to remove the tape without destroying the fragile surface.