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## Yes, Tear it! But don't destroy the pages! Sometimes books are better in multiple pieces! We want "chunks" of books, not the whole thing at once.  ##

You may like to color, But sadly so many coloring books aren't microperforated. IT SUCKS!

Although I can't talk, Because guess what!? 
The books I publish aren't microperforated either. I self-publish, and I'm not allowed to, Like. It's not even an option for me. I wish they'd change it Because so many colorists want to tear out the pages for easy coloring.

But there is a super easy way to rip apart your books, 
- You can tear apart an old journal, Scan the pages for [evernote](www.evernote.com)
That way it won't accumulate more space.

- You can take apart coloring books for sharing, smooth coloring, Or putting it into your scrapbook. 

- You can do it to recipe books for easy sorting, (Sorting into a big binder) 

-  How to draw books, Or How to books, Especially because holding a book while you do something is inconvenient.  You can punch holes in it and put it in a binder.

I am using one of my coloring books as an example
[Animal Forest](http://amzn.to/2b87eP0)

I am tearing it apart because I plan to make a children's edition of this coloring book.

 Lets get started

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# Step 1 #
Get a blow dryer with heat; It can't have only cold settings. 
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# Step 2 # 
Turn the dryer on, and begin heating up the binding. Go up and down the edge of the book, You are essentially melting the glue holding the whole book together.
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# Step 3 # 
Bend the book open using a bit of force, To loosen up the glue, and begin blow drying the book again if necessary. 
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# Step 4 # 
Open to the front page, and start pulling the book apart, The glue should be melted enough it should free fairly quickly. Completely tear the cover off.
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# Step 5 # 
Start removing the glue from the edges of the pages; you can use the blow dryer again if necessary.
Start gently ripping the pages out a couple at a time, (It should be similar to tearing pages from a notebook). 
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# Yay! Your book is now free! #
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- You can punch holes in the pages for a binder.
- Glue the pages into a scrapbook.
- Slide them into a page protector thing, (Not sure what they are called). That way you don't have to punch a hole into them. 
- Use the pages for art projects. Or if you want you can even scan the whole book easily and save it into Dropbox or Evernote for personal use. 


# Happy Book Destroying! #