Making Books by Kelly Jean Sullivan

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How do books get made?

The words and images are printed on the paper in groups of pages called “signatures.” Each signature will be folded. Then the folded signatures go to a stacker that puts them in tight bundles to go to the bindery. The next step is to bind the book. A special binding machine glues the pages and the cover together

How do you make a handbound book?

Handbound Book

1. Step 1: Strip the Existing Cover. ...
2. Step 2: Create Signatures. ...
3. Step 3: Prepare Signatures for Stitching. ...
4. Step 4: Stitch the Signatures. ...
5. Step 5: Glue the Spine. ...
6. Step 6: Build Cover Boards. ...
7. Step 7: Attach the Cover Boards. ...
8. Step 8: Cover the Cover