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Another interesting way, if you don't mind some texture (read: holes) in your cover stock, is to cut two flaps (one top, one bottom, each on one cover) running back to the spine ridge, and thread them through the slits in your booklet -- this one holds together pretty nicely for me!  

It can save a bit of the cover sheet question, but does open up the "open tab space in cover" question.  On the other hand, windows peeking into the insides have possibilities ~


Ooh, this is interesting! It doesn't "lock" the same way the securely unsecured format does because there's no insert to keep the tab from slipping out of the zine, but if your cardstock is robust enough it'll pretty much stay where you want it. I'm gonna have to give this a shot!

Yay!  The cover on the example is watercolour paper, but I forget what the gsm is, alas.

The securely unsecured format is a lot like one I learned that uses multiple tabs (through signatures) that lock in the same way (insert/bookmark) from a concertina inserted through a slit in the cover spine; the outside spine tab/flaps of the concertina strip could be left free, or folded and glued down.  (and I was sure I had an example somewhere ...  >.>;;))

PIANO HINGE TABS! I’ve seen them. They’re absolutely brilliant.