be careful with plastic covers. while there isn't a danger of fire to the paper at that temperature, the plastic could become warped.
i would test with one book that you were going to throw out anyway before stacking a bunch of them. you can choose to go with even lower temperature, but you have to increase the time considerably (~double the time for every 25-30F, but there's point where the temperature just isn't high enough to denature the proteins, I forget where, though)
Question on books with mildewy smell
14/10/2013 08:57:45 PM
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Probably not the answer you're looking for.
15/10/2013 01:37:19 PM
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If a new copy were available I already would have bought it. *NM*
15/10/2013 02:44:18 PM
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Could you keep them in a cupboard?
15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM
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I am freezing them, but they say that doesn't get rid of the spores.
15/10/2013 07:39:19 PM
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Freezing won't kill them but heat will
16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM
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Won't an hour in the oven ruin the book? I'm assuming massive browning of pages, etc...
16/10/2013 03:16:26 AM
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There's a few tricks
16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM
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How about vacuum sealing the books, and putting them in a warm water bath for a few hours?
16/10/2013 07:34:21 PM
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Kind of a weird idea
16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM
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