When soaking your stamps (or "floating"), no longer do you need to have sheets of blotting paper laid out across half the room. These books do the same job, but much more neatly.
Once a stamp has been rmoved from its backing paper, it is placed face up on a glossy sheet of thin board - this ensures that, should there be any residual gum on the stamp, it will not stick as it would to a normal non-gloss surface - and a thin board of blotter is turned over on top of it. Then you can turn another page to get another glossy surface, and so on. With six working pages, this means that the Desert Magic Drying Book has the capacity of traditional  blotting paper covering six times the area. The stamps stay flat, and they don't get blown away when you walk past or open a window !
We have used these books in our shop for many years, and find that they have an admirable lifespan. However, you have to make sure that the book is not put away damp when not in use (as there is a chance of the pages then going mouldy), or that any dirty items are put in to dry (which might soil or stain the pages). Apart from these pitfalls, the only reason the books might need replaced is that they simply get too worn, or that the pages get a bit warped by continued use.
These drying books carry our recommendation - once you have one you will wish you had it earlier !
Two sizes are available, each with six glossy and six blotter pages.
"Desert Magic I" has a page size roughly half A4. Price £5.70
"Desert Magic II" has a page size roughly A4. price £8.35 BEST SELLER