Building A Paper Copy Of Your Book At Home
By John Porter
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About this ebook
A detailed guide from go to woe which describes in step-by-step detail exactly how to print and bind your own book at home, achieving a professional finish, but using only low-cost items. The construction of a simple, but efficient book-binding press is described, and various pitfalls are mentioned. A must for anyone with a book for limited publication to friends and relatives, or whose work will not easily convert to eBook formatting. The wholesome, often amusing advice is both encouraging and informative, and suitable for the home publishing of paper books as gifts, as well as the publication of those books which need more formatting than iBooks will allow. Well illustrated with detailed photographs of setting pages, printing, folding, binding and covering books, with valuable hints based on the author's own learning curve. A must-have how-to book for any writer that doesn't want a massive and costly print run, but loves the idea of creating even more pleasure from their own hard work!
John Porter
John Porter was born in Massachusetts and he started climbing at the age of twelve, serving his apprenticeship in the White Mountains, Rockies, Cascades and Yosemite. He moved to the UK in the early 1970s to do postgraduate work at Leeds University where he joined a team of climbers dedicated to clean ethics, alpine-style and the fostering of international partnerships. Ascents of the North Face of Koh-i-Bandaka (1977) and the south face of Changabang (1978) with Alex MacIntyre and Polish friends were achieved in the middle of the cold war. Other climbs include lightweight attempts of the west ridge of Everest in winter, the north-west ridge of K2, the east face of Sepu Kangri, first ascents of Chong Kundam I and V in the Eastern Karakoram, and many other notable climbs around the world over a period of fifty-five years. In 1980 he founded the Kendal Mountain Festival with Brian Hall and Jim Curran, and in 2011 he and Brian founded the online adventure film website SteepEdge. John lives in the Cumbrian Lake District working as a consultant in the energy sector. He is a vice president of the Alpine Club and has previously been a vice president of the British Mountaineering Council and secretary to the Mountain Heritage Trust.
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Building A Paper Copy Of Your Book At Home - John Porter
Building A Paper Copy Of Your Book At Home
by
John Porter
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SMASHWORDS EDITION
Published by
John Porter at Smashwords
Building A Paper Copy Of Your Book At Home
Copyright © 2012 John Porter
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author
Building A Paper Copy Of Your Book At Home
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Contents
1. The Why
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2. The How
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3. The Gear
Stuff You’ll Need
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4. The Printing Process
Setting Up The Book For Printing
Write Your Book
Set It Up
Collect Any Photos
Insert Photos
Understand What A ‘Signature’ Is In Printing
Setting Up The Pages
Printing A Trial
Ordering Pages
Ink Supplies
Duplex Printing
Printer Commands
Save
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5. Print And Fold Your Book
Folding
Trail Runs
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6. The Press
Making A Binding Press
Make Sure It Fits
Holding Bar
Square Corners
Tapping Board
Screw Threads
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7. Binding The Book
Inserting The Pages
Loosely Screw The Pages
The First Gluing
Screwing The Pages In
Remove Excess Glue
Apply Gauze
Leave To Dry
Trim Your Book
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7. Making The Cover
Design Your Covers
Cut The Covers
Print The Spine
Build The Cover
Laminate The Cover
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8. Final Gluing
Making The Flysheet
Gluing The Flysheet
Gluing The Book
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9. Finishing Off
Repairs
Relax
Showing Off
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About The Author
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1. The Why
Why do you want a paper copy when you’ve got Smashwords?
So… you’ve published on Smashwords and started selling your eBook masterpiece. Or if you haven’t, I’m sure you soon