A Dust Jacket, also known as a Book Jacket or Dust Wrapper, isa printed paper overlay that wraps around the cover of a book.
Dust jackets are most commonly associated with hardcover books, though you mayoccasionally see a jacket on perfect bound books as well.
A dust jacket is an optional accessory. Also, it isn't permanently attached tothe book. It is merely held in place by flaps that fold around the front andback covers of the book. A dust jacket can be removed or reattached to a bookvery easily.
What is the purpose of a Dust Jacket?
As the name implies, a dust jacket will indeed help keep dust off the cover ofa book. But more importantly, it protects the book from damaging scuffs, spillsand grime. As such, a gloss or matte laminate is often added to a dust jacket toincrease durability and stain resistance.
A dust jacket also provides additional panels on which to print informationabout the book. This information is generally promotional in nature and helpsto market the book. For example, the flaps are often printed with a profile ofthe author, a synopsis of the book's content, snippets of positive reviews, orsimilar endorsem*nts of the book.
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