Patent ID: 8647008

Claim:
A method for providing a label pocket on the spine of a book cover having front and back cover panels hinged along, first and second hinges to a spine panel, comprising the steps of: placing a transparent overlay sheet around an outer surface of said spine panel and extending said overlay to outer surfaces of said front and back panels to at least a position spaced beyond said hinges from said spine panel; inserting a spacer between said outer surface of said spine panel and an inner surface of said overlay, said spacer being narrower than a width of said spine panel; attaching said overlay to said respective front and back cover panels or to said spine panel, adjacent said hinges along a seam parallel with said hinges; applying an additional seal between said spacer and a proximate first or second hinge to secure said transparent overlay to said vine at a location along and adjacent to each longer side of said spacer; and then removing said spacer from between said spine and said overlay following said attaching step.