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Revision as of 06:39, 20 October 2025
What are Wire-O Books?
Wire-O books are a less-common format of physical books. Wire-O books are books with spiral bindings. These books are unique because unlike the majority of other book formats, Wire-O books do not have a spine. Instead, they usually contain a spiral wire, piece of metal, or piece of plastic that hold the pages in place.
What are some of the advantages of Wire-O books?
Wire-O books have a few advantages. The most notable benefit of this book format is that they lie very flat on tabletops, and do not close on their own. In some cases, the pages in Wire-O books can even be turned a full 360 degrees without damaging the book. Wire-O books tend to be craft-oriented books due to the fact that readers can view the book while doing other things with their hands.
What are some disadvantages of Wire-O books?
One large downside of Wire-O books is that they are nearly impossible to effectively display on shelves. This is especially problematic in bookstores. Since these books lack a spine, readers and potential buyers are unable to see what the book is unless they remove the book from the shelf completely and read the cover. Not many people go around bookstores inquiring about books that appear to be nothing!
How have publishers tried to remedy this issue?
According to Debbie Berne, "Publishers have tried to remedy this situation by creating the so-called concealed wire-o (there's also a "semiconcealed" wire-o) where the spiral is hidden inside a bulbous--but printable!--spine" (Berne 20). [2]
