Beat up paperbacks can easily be turned into custom hardbacks with some scrap cardboard, fabric, a gluestick, and an inkjet printer. Unleash your inner graphic designer with this quick and easy tutorial! 1.24 Sept 2010
How much do hardcover books cost to make?
The manufacturing cost on that came out to US $6.50 per book. For a hardcover, I used the same parameters except for binding. With casewrap binding, the cost was US $15 per book and including a dust jacket bumped that up to US $16.
How do I self-publish a hardback?
- Get a Free Account on IngramSpark.
- Use Their Free Calculator to Price Your Book.
- Research ISBNs and Barcodes.
- Create a Dust Jacket and Interior for Your Book.
- Set Up Your Title.
- Upload Your Files.
- Review Your e-Proof.
- Order a Physical Proof.
How are book covers made?
A book cover has three mandatory parts: the front cover and the back cover, connected by the spine. A paperback book's pages are glued together with a paper cover and then cut to size. A hardback book's pages are sewn or glued into a “case” made of cardboard which is then covered with cloth or paper.
How do you make a hardcover book binding?
- Step 1: Stack Your Paper Neatly in (at Least 4) Piles of 8 Sheets.
- Step 2: Fold Each Stack in Half.
- Step 3: Unfold the Paper and Turn Over.
- Step 4: Staple the Pages Together.
- Step 5: Glue the Binding Onto the Folios.
- Step 6: Trim the Bound Folios.
- Step 7: Mark and Cut Out the Cover Boards.
- Step 8: Make the Book Spine.
Hardback books, and less often paperback books, often have a separate paper cover that wraps around the book and protects the covers and this is called a dust jacket.8 Jan 2016