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product_id: 2942473
title: "Scotch Book Tape, 2 in x 540 in, Excellent for Repairing, Reinforcing Protecting, and Covering (845)"
brand: "scotch"
price: "A$24"
currency: AUD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Scotch"
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# 45 lbs tensile strength for durable hold 540 in length for marathon repairs Transparent finish for invisible fixes Scotch Book Tape, 2 in x 540 in, Excellent for Repairing, Reinforcing Protecting, and Covering (845)

**Brand:** scotch
**Price:** A$24
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📚 Preserve your legacy, one invisible fix at a time!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Scotch Book Tape, 2 in x 540 in, Excellent for Repairing, Reinforcing Protecting, and Covering (845) by scotch
- **How much does it cost?** A$24 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- scotch enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted scotch brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Marathon Length Roll:** Generous 540-inch tape roll ensures you’re always ready for any repair emergency.
- • **Trusted Brand Legacy:** From the #1 selling tape brand, ensuring quality and reliability in every inch.
- • **Effortless Application:** Smooth unwind and hassle-free adhesion make repairs quick and precise, perfect for busy professionals.
- • **Invisible Reinforcement:** Seamlessly blends with book covers and pages, preserving aesthetics while extending lifespan.
- • **Library-Grade Durability:** 45 pounds per inch tensile strength offers professional-grade reinforcement for your prized collections.

## Overview

Scotch Book Tape is a premium, transparent adhesive tape designed specifically for repairing, reinforcing, and protecting books and paper materials. Measuring 2 inches wide by 540 inches long, it offers a strong 45-pound tensile strength and a smooth, hassle-free application. Its clear finish ensures repairs remain discreet, making it ideal for libraries, classrooms, and bibliophiles who want to extend the life of their cherished reading materials with professional-grade durability.

## Description

Extend the life of your favorite books with Scotch Book Tape. This clear book repair tape is excellent for mending, reinforcing, protecting, and covering bound edges and surfaces of books, magazines, pamphlets, and other paper materials. The permanent adhesive tape easily conforms to book covers, spines, corners, and pages, providing a secure hold that helps prolong the lifespan of your reading materials and keeps them in circulation longer. With a transparent finish, this clear tape seamlessly blends in without obscuring text, photos, or artwork. Use the book binding tape to fix torn covers and pages, reinforce worn spines and edges, and secure spine labels and barcodes. Compared to Scotch brand office tapes, Scotch book tape offers a more durable, thick backing which makes it ideal for surface-level repairs. The transparent tape unwinds smoothly and easily, allowing for hassle-free application. For added convenience and precision, use Scotch Book Repair Tape with the Scotch C-27 Taping System Applicator

Review: The Invisible Guardian of Beloved Books - For those who hold their books dear, Scotch Book Tape transcends its humble title – it emerges as a steadfast guardian. This premium tape goes beyond mere adhesion; it excels at repairing, reinforcing, protecting, and seamlessly covering bound edges and surfaces, safeguarding your cherished volumes for years to come. Its transparency is unparalleled, blending seamlessly with the book's cover, ensuring minimal disruption to the aesthetic integrity of your collection. Applying the tape is a breeze, thanks to its smooth unwinding and effortless adhesion, making repairs and reinforcements a swift and painless endeavor. Despite its slender profile, this tape exhibits surprising sturdiness, maintaining a strong hold and steadfast adhesion over time, guaranteeing that your repairs remain secure for the long haul. I strongly advocate for preemptive measures, such as applying this tape to the spine of new acquisitions upon their arrival home, as this proactive approach can significantly prolong their lifespan and forestall potential damage before it can take root. Consider implementing librarian-approved techniques for invaluable reference tomes or well-loved children's books, such as strategically taping the first and last pages alongside the spine for added reinforcement. While the initial cost may appear slightly elevated compared to standard tape, consider the invaluable protection it offers to your literary treasures. Scotch Book Tape represents an investment in the longevity of your beloved books, sparing you the expense and heartache of replacing damaged volumes in the future. Unlike regular tapes that degrade, lose their adhesive properties, and discolor over time, Scotch Book Tape maintains superior quality and provides peace of mind. In essence, Scotch Book Tape stands as an indispensable tool for any bibliophile. Its near-invisibility, ease of use, and enduring protection make it an essential component in the preservation of your literary treasures. Don't allow your precious books to succumb to the ravages of wear and tear; instead, fortify their future with Scotch Book Tape. Your future self, and your books, will undoubtedly express their gratitude for this thoughtful investment.
Review: Great for book repairs. - I'm an elementary school librarian. This product is usually give to me by the school for book repairs or adding labels to books. I ran out and didn't want to wait for funding, so I bought my own. Highly recommended over other book tapes, for flexibility. It is sturdy and molds well over book spines.

## Features

- Use for repairing, reinforcing, protecting and covering bound edges and surfaces of books and other paper material
- EXTEND LIFE AND INCREASE CIRCULATION: This permanent adhesive tape easily conforms to book covers, spines, and pages, providing a secure hold that helps prolong the lifespan of your reading materials and keeps them in circulation longer
- TRANSPARENT FINISH: The clear tape seamlessly blends in without obscuring text, photos, or artwork; use it to fix torn covers and pages, reinforce worn spines and edges, and secure spine labels and barcodes
- IDEAL FOR QUICK, SURFACE-LEVEL REPAIRS: Compared to traditional office tape, Scotch Book Tape is better suited for quick, surface-level repairs, making it a must-have addition to your library or classroom supplies
- HASSLE-FREE APPLICATION: The transparent tape unwinds smoothly and easily, allowing for hassle-free application; for added convenience and precision, use Scotch Book Tape with the Scotch C-27 Taping System Applicator
- PROTECT AND REINFORCE: A clear book repair tape for mending, reinforcing, protecting, and covering bound edges and surfaces of books, magazines, pamphlets, and other paper materials
- SCOTCH BRAND: The best projects start with the #1 selling home and office tape brand

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00006IF5R |
| Adhesive Format | roll |
| Adhesive Location | single_sided |
| Adhesive Side Count | 1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,904 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #33 in Transparent Tape |
| Brand | Scotch |
| Color | Transparent |
| Compatible Material | Paper |
| Date First Available | June 6, 2007 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00021200073830 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Resistance | Some resistance |
| Item Thickness | 3.81 Inches |
| Item Weight | 2.46 ounces |
| Item model number | 7383 |
| Manufacturer | 3M |
| Material | Acrylic |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 540"L x 2"W x 3.81"Th |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Scotch Book Tape is excellent for repairing, reinforcing, protecting and covering bound edges and surfaces. Use on books, magazines, pamphlets, record album jackets and more. |
| Size | 1 |
| Special Feature | Use for repairing, reinforcing, protecting and covering bound edges and surfaces of books and other paper material |
| Surface Recommendation | Cardboard |
| Tensile Strength | 45 Pounds Per Inch |
| UPC | 021200073830 |
| Unit Count | 13.7 Meters |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Scotch
- **Color:** Transparent
- **Material:** Acrylic
- **Number of Items:** 1

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is it acid free? OK for archiving? Thanks!**
A: No! 3M/Scotch replied to me: Our Book Tape #845 is not acid free but will not deteriorate over time causing possible damage and subsequent repair. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact us directly at 1-800-328-6276. We are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 - 4:30 CT.

**Q: Is this a hinging tape?**
A: This is for the outside spine and corner repairs. Except for a very large, heavy book perhaps, it is too thick for inside repairs to pages. It will make the inside thicker than intended and cause other spine damages by pushing the pages apart. Tapes used on the inside of a book should be thin and acid-free. There are other tapes for page repairs. 
If you are trying to repair a borrowed book(library or textbook), I assure you they would rather repair it themselves than having it damaged further by incorrect repairs!

**Q: What is really the difference between this and regular packing tape? Why would I use it over the other?**
A: This is NOT packing tape, to seal packages for a short period of time. Packing tape is thinner and more susceptible to moisture damage. Book tape is meant for permanent repairs of books and magazines, book covers, spines, etc. It is thicker so it resists tearing and reduces damage from handling.

**Q: Can you use this tape to re-adhere pages within a book, or is it only meant for book bindings? Thanks!**
A: This won't work for pages that need to be glued back to the binding.  I've used it to repair torn pages and the outside binding.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Invisible Guardian of Beloved Books
*by B***R on February 9, 2024*

For those who hold their books dear, Scotch Book Tape transcends its humble title – it emerges as a steadfast guardian. This premium tape goes beyond mere adhesion; it excels at repairing, reinforcing, protecting, and seamlessly covering bound edges and surfaces, safeguarding your cherished volumes for years to come. Its transparency is unparalleled, blending seamlessly with the book's cover, ensuring minimal disruption to the aesthetic integrity of your collection. Applying the tape is a breeze, thanks to its smooth unwinding and effortless adhesion, making repairs and reinforcements a swift and painless endeavor. Despite its slender profile, this tape exhibits surprising sturdiness, maintaining a strong hold and steadfast adhesion over time, guaranteeing that your repairs remain secure for the long haul. I strongly advocate for preemptive measures, such as applying this tape to the spine of new acquisitions upon their arrival home, as this proactive approach can significantly prolong their lifespan and forestall potential damage before it can take root. Consider implementing librarian-approved techniques for invaluable reference tomes or well-loved children's books, such as strategically taping the first and last pages alongside the spine for added reinforcement. While the initial cost may appear slightly elevated compared to standard tape, consider the invaluable protection it offers to your literary treasures. Scotch Book Tape represents an investment in the longevity of your beloved books, sparing you the expense and heartache of replacing damaged volumes in the future. Unlike regular tapes that degrade, lose their adhesive properties, and discolor over time, Scotch Book Tape maintains superior quality and provides peace of mind. In essence, Scotch Book Tape stands as an indispensable tool for any bibliophile. Its near-invisibility, ease of use, and enduring protection make it an essential component in the preservation of your literary treasures. Don't allow your precious books to succumb to the ravages of wear and tear; instead, fortify their future with Scotch Book Tape. Your future self, and your books, will undoubtedly express their gratitude for this thoughtful investment.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for book repairs.
*by K***R on December 24, 2025*

I'm an elementary school librarian. This product is usually give to me by the school for book repairs or adding labels to books. I ran out and didn't want to wait for funding, so I bought my own. Highly recommended over other book tapes, for flexibility. It is sturdy and molds well over book spines.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great purchase
*by J***N on January 7, 2026*

Worked very well. Easy to use. Great price for a good amount of tape.

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