Maybe this is common knowledge but...
I had an old Fiddler's Fakebook with a plastic spiral binding that was falling apart. Someone told me they had theirs replaced at Kinkos/Fedex so I took it there and they replaced it with a metal one for $9. After cutting off the old punch holes and putting in the new binding, it just fits within the margins and doesn't cut off the music. Looks brand new again.
I was lamenting that I have another Fakebook with a book binding that won't stay open on a table and falls off the music stand. You can't even find a Fakebook with a spiral binding now - they're all book (checked Amazon and eBay).
The employee told me they can replace those soft book bindings too. So I brought in three books and had those replaced today - $20 total. Plenty of margin room. See photos.
Now I'm more likely to actually use these books that were kind of gathering dust because they were annoying to use...I don't understand book bindings for a music book but that seems to be what they sell these days.
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