A Quick Guide to Book-On-Demand Printing: Learn How to Print and Bind Your Own Paperback Books

by Allen, Roger MacBride

• ISBN13: 9780967178301
• ISBN10: 0967178304
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Allen takes readers step-by-step through the essentials of planning, designing, printing, and binding true perfect-bound paperbacks. Whether one's budget is $200 or 20,000, this guide contains the hard-to-find information needed to print and bind real books.

Table of Contents

Book on Demand: What, How, When, Why--And Who?	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The Economics of Book-On-Demand Printing	p. 3
Purposes of This Guide	p. 6
Sources for Information In This Guide	p. 8
Publishing Realities and Publishing Choices	p. 12
Who Should Consider Book-On-Demand Printing	p. 12
Who Shouldn't Consider Book-On-Demand Printing	p. 13
Is Doing Book-On-Demand Worthwhile?	p. 14
Publishers, Conventional and Otherwise	p. 16
Conventional Publication	p. 17
Vanity Press	p. 24
Private Publishing	p. 25
Self-Publishing	p. 25
Third-Party Book-On-Demand Publishing	p. 27
Out-Sourced Book-on-Demand	p. 29
Big-Time Out-Sourced Book-On-Demand	p. 29
Web-Based Electronic Books	p. 30
Proprietary-Format E-Books	p. 32
Self-Published Book-On-Demand	p. 34
Getting Started	p. 36
The Basic Tasks	p. 36
Equipment for Printing and Paper Handling	p. 42
Monochrome (Black) Laser Printers	p. 43
Color Laser Printers	p. 45
Ink-Jet Printers	p. 46
Paper Cutters (1) For The Initial Cut	p. 48
Paper Cutters (2) For The Final Trim	p. 53
Scoring Tools and Techniques	p. 55
Varnishes and Laminators	p. 57
Page Design and Printing	p. 64
Some Quick Notes on Typography	p. 64
Choosing the Proper Software Tools	p. 66
Paper, Paper Grain, and Paper Curl	p. 68
Opacity	p. 69
Paper Grain	p. 69
Paper Curl and Two-Up Printing	p. 71
One-Up vs. Two-Up Printing	p. 74
Twin Two-Up Printing	p. 75
Duplex Printing	p. 76
Page Imposition	p. 79
Using Custom Paper Sizes To Avoid Imposition and Cutting	p. 83
PostScript, Acrobat, and Page Imposition	p. 84
Acrobat Advantages	p. 87
PostScript Advantages	p. 88
Adding Sheets From Other Sources	p. 90
Printing Book Covers	p. 92
Cover Design	p. 92
ISBNs and Barcodes	p. 93
Using a Commercial Printer	p. 94
Printing Your Own Covers	p. 96
Paper Stocks Suitable for Covers	p. 97
Cover Size and Layout	p. 101
Hand Binding and "Office" Thermal Binders	p. 105
Doing Product Research	p. 107
Short-Run Office Thermal Binding Systems	p. 108
The Evans Do-It-Yourself Thermal Binding System	p. 113
Using Your Binder For Instant Paperback Repair	p. 117
Cold Glue Binding	p. 118
Side-Stapling	p. 122
Gigabooks	p. 122
Small Binding Machines	p. 126
Automated Processes and Hand-Labor	p. 126
Binding Strip Machines	p. 129
Other Small Binding Machines	p. 132
Production Binding Machines	p. 136
General Operating Principles of Most Small Commercial Binding Machines	p. 136
Table-top Binding Machines	p. 142
Floor-Model Binding Machines	p. 148
Commercial Cold-Glue Binding and Lay-Flat Binding	p. 150
Large-Scale Book-On-Demand Systems	p. 154
Access to Large-Scale Hardware	p. 154
On-Demand Sewn Bindings and Case Binding	p. 156
"Black Box" Printing Systems	p. 157
Prototyping, Production and Fulfillment	p. 160
Final Checks	p. 160
Production Printing: Keeping Organized	p. 161
Taking Care of Business	p. 162
Fulfillment Software	p. 163
Appendices
Book-On-Demand Printing As Appropriate Technology	p. 169
Sample Equipment Lists	p. 173
Names and Numbers	p. 182
Backmatter
Index	p. 192
Colophon	p. 195
A Note At The End	p. 196
About The Author	p. 196
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