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Ed
Tapanes
Brad, Great tutorial! I of course envy the people who have the skill, patience (and TIME!) to do a full-on book binding, but that, alas, is something I know I’ll never get around to. THIS, on the other hand, is VERY doable! Thanks! BTW, you might want to offset alternating pages so as to allow room for the binding margin. Their used to be an easily checked off option so as to do this automatically in Word, but I can’t find it now. Or was that WordPerfect… (hehe or BankStreetWriter?) Cheers,
Rick
Just wondering if you meant A5 rather than A4. Cutting letter-size in half approximates A5. Cool post though. I’m much more likely to do this rather than formal sewing and signatures and whatnot. Nice binding jig too.
Richard
OHHH MY. Just finish my 20th book binding, what a fantastic post. You RPGers are going to love this!!!
Anonymous
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Gene
This is a great thing.
RC
As a small press author I often grow tired of dealing with publishers. I figured I could distribute, promote and sell my own chapbooks much better. The only hold up was binding. I don’t like the cheesy stapled bindings most small press publishers use. I plan to test your method on my next book. Yes you get a sample copy. I also may link to your post in one of one blog entries. Thanks man, just found your blog on del.icio.us and plan to help spread the word.
Bryan's Basement
The book bindery! No, it’s not an episode of Reading Rainbow. It is a quick and easy way to bind a paperback book yourself with some Gorilla Glue and a simple clamp. I want to try this.
Devon
This sounds great for business documents as well! I often have software requirements and architecture documents that are hundreds of pages long. I currently bulldog clip them, which isn’t the best way to bind and read a document. I’ll be binding up these docs from now on (and look like the smartest guy in the room no doubt)! Great advice!
Oscar
I used to bind many books back 20 years ago. There are some tricks you can use to strengthen the binding. For example after you put the pages to binder, take a metal saw and use it on spine to create 3-5 cuts across all the pages. Then take some thread or thin rope and put it in the cuts, then apply glue as normally. The thread will dramatically strengten the bind.
david
I’m using labels for printing front and back cover information. I’m forgeting the avery # but they come 2/page and are really cheap on ebay…great post. Going to try the threads thingy…
Kurt Nordstrom
Hmmm, I wonder if I could use this method to make a lower-cost moleskine-esque pocket notebook (with customized paper)?
FreeCashSpace
Print and Bind Your Own Paperback Books Brad at Achieve-IT! has a great Fun and Easy How To Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books at Home — FAST! I’ve been doing this for a few years and it really is a lot easier than you think. I also use a program called ClickBook that helps you sav…
Blackmoor Vituperative
Home book binding A how-to guide on home book binding:
sammelsurium
Hi!
jack
Help, I’m all jazzed about binding my own books, but since
I’m such a novice at this please define what A4 and A5 paper is.
Are you talking size/dimension of paper to be printed on.
Josh
This is fantasic! I used your basic idea to create a glue-top notepad. Instead of Gorilla Glue I found this stuff called Plasti Dip at the hardware store. Dries to about right consistency for pages to tear of easily. Thanks! http://joshua.herzig-marx.com/?p=107
Jeff Whitmire
For all those that are asking how well it works with 8.5 x 11, it works fine. My daughter and I built the form this weekend and have bound 4 books with it already ranging in size from 60 pages to 300 pages. We accidentally bound the first one backwards so we used that as a test case to check the strength of the binding, it’s not going anywhere, this is awesome! 8.5×11 books are a bit unwieldy, but the method works perfectly.
Steve May
Thank-you so much, mate! I’ve been racking my brain for months on how to do this for myself. I have stacks of old “out of print” books in pdf format that deserve to sit on a bookshelf but had no idea how to go about it. I’m just amazed how quick and easy it is. Much appreciated.
Matthew May 13th, 2006
This tutorial is great. I’m about to make my clamp as soon as I get my clothes in the dryer. I was wondering if you could post your cover template, that would be awesome. Thanks.
VV May 22nd, 2006
My father sent me a link to this page knowing that I with to be a published author (though just being able to see my stories in print is enough for me for now) and I must say that this really was a wonderful project to do. I’ve made my own book press and find myself binding not only my works but other things I wish to read away from my computer too. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful project.
Dave July 14th, 2006
Thanks for the great article!
Dee September 16th, 2006
I just want to try the book binding because I spend WAY too much time on the internet. Sooo unhealthy! I think there’s something so natural about having a book in your hand to read. Thank you thank you!
Toad
October 8th, 2006
That is actually really cool! That method is so much simpler that some of the methods I have seen before that involve sewing the pages together. Thanks for sharing! Questions? Comments? Need support? support@superbinding.com |
How to bind your own paperback book
Blogger Brad Isaac posts a tutorial on how to bind a paperback version of an e-book at home with some glue and card stock. This process involves just a few basic steps, no sewing, or doing mini-binds