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{{Short description|Five-sided box for protecting books}}
[[Image:Slipcase and book.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Books and slipcases]]
A '''slipcase''' is a  five-sided box, usually made of high-quality cardboard, into which [[ring binder|binder]]s, [[book]]s or book sets are ''slipped'' for protection, leaving the [[spine (book)|spine]] exposed.<ref >{{Cite web
  |title=Book Terminology
  |url=https://www.ioba.org/book-terminology
  |publisher=Independent Online Booksellers Association
}}</ref> Special editions of books are often slipcased for a stylish appearance when placed on a [[bookshelf]]. A few publishers, such as the [[Folio Society]], publish nearly all their books in slipcases.

Protective slipcases have been issued for [[Phonograph record|records]], [[Cassette tape|cassettes]], [[8-track tape]]s, film, [[Videotape|video cassettes]], [[compact discs]], [[DVD]]s and even toys instead of or in addition to the more common [[Optical disc packaging#Jewel case|jewel cases]] or [[keep case]], and may be chosen for aesthetic or economic reasons. Larger slipcases that are designed to house one or more items are often used in packaging for [[special edition]] releases or [[box set]]s.

== See also ==
* [[Solander box]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnIKGBTMCgo Making the 10-Minute Slipcase]
* Cloth Covered Slipcase: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2D_hST240g Making the Box],  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Krpr8_2mpI Covering the Box]


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