What is a book sleeve and why do you need one?

Posted on April 09 2025

what is a book sleeve and why do you need one?

We’ve been making book sleeves for almost seven years now, so we’d consider ourselves experts on the matter. But what is a book sleeve and why do you need one? We’re here with our most definitely biased view on why book sleeves are awesome and every reader should own one.

What is a book sleeve?

A book sleeve is a padded, protective, fabric sleeve that keeps your book safe wherever it is. They are cushioned designs that come in a variety of fabrics and sizes to fit hardback and paperback books as well as eReaders, laptops, tablets and your Nintendo Switch.

Book sleeves are ideal for long-distance travel, days at the beach, weekends away or a trip into town! Be careful of cats though. These things are kitty magnets and they will likely steal it from you to make biscuits upon for all eternity.

What makes Paper and Word book sleeves different?

Our book sleeves contain a magical cushioned padding that adds a pillow-like poof to each sleeve. Our padding is our special secret to creating such long-lasting, high quality and protective sleeves… they’re so squishy that it’s frequently suggested we make human sized sleeping bags!

We release new designs for our sleeves every month which are carefully handpicked by our team far in advance to make sure you have the best sleeve options possible for each season or aesthetic.

We handmake each and every one of our sleeves from the careful stitching to the stuffing of the magical padding. We really focus on the quality of each and every product, making sure each sleeve is perfect before we send it out.

Why do you need a book sleeve?

If you are a reader who likes to protect your books and hates seeing the cover get bent or the pages get scuffed up, a book sleeve is for you. They offer protection for your book whether you're travelling across the world or walking into town for a cafe reading date. Book sleeves easily fit into your bag and don’t take up much more space than your book would. They are the perfect reading companion and they add a personalised touch to your reading experience depending on the design you pick.

We obviously love book sleeves and we know a lot of you do too! You can browse our latest collection here.

• The Paper and Word Team •