You're onto something there. Another friend told me she did this a lot too, and it would certainly be useful for scanning in art (I have a ton of it from a load of zines that I'd love to save), but I'm also afraid I'll damage it when I try to put it back together. I think I'll need to practice on an old reprint or two before I risk something that I really love.

I resolved my dilemma by pulling out a zine with comb binding that I could easily lay against a pillow and not worry about too much. ;)