Bookbinders take worn out library books and rebind them. They also bind theses, genealogies, newspapers, magazines, and can create blank books for journals. Bookbinders do not… print books. (MORE)
Oh yes. There are many professional bookbinding around. One either as to work for a bindery or establish their own business which takes time and experience.
Norris Bookbinding is a company founded in 1947 by Henry H. Norris Sr. in Greenwood, Mississippi. It rebinds old books and bibles along with publications of magazines, hymnals…, newspapers, etc. It is known as the largest bible re-bindery in the world. After Mr. Norris's death in 1968, his wife Evelyn and three loyal and dedicated employees - Coleman Reid, Johnny & Charles Sproles, continued the operation. The late Ms Norris retired after 25 years with the company and the others own the company and continue the excellent art of rebinding to the day! (MORE)
A perfect bound publication has all sides ofthe pages trimmed even at the spine. This called the "grind". Thepages are "ground-off" to insure that the inside pages' edges area…ll even. Perfect binding glues all of the pages to the spine of the cover.The result is a completely even edge on the outside. This bindingis optimal for those with many pages and a heavier paper weightcover. It is commonly used for higher volume magazines and luxurycatalogs. Resource : heidelprint.com (MORE)
The cost of a bookbinder varies, depending on where one purchases it. At D J Bookbinders, the cost of having a book bound begins at 5 pounds and upwards of 30 pounds.
Yes, the word 'bookbinders' is a noun , the pluralform of the noun 'bookbinder', a word for someone who binds booksas a profession, a word for a person.
Albert I. A. Bookbinder has written: 'Investment decision-making' -- subject(s): Investments 'Security options strategy' -- subject(s): Options (Finance)
Apparently Michael Faraday was a bookbinder as a child. According to Gale Encyclopedia of Biography - "At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a bookbinder and bookseller. He r…ead ravenously and attended public lectures, including some by Sir Humphry Davy." There is apparently a plaque at the building where he worked in London commemorating his apprenticeship there. Faraday became fascinated with science, particularly electricity, while reading the books he worked on. Malcolm Longair in his Theoretical Concepts in Physics has a section on Faraday in which he talks about Faraday's interactions with Davy. He became a notetaker for Davy after Davy was blinded in an explosion. Faraday also toured Europe with Davy. Longair lists a biography of Faraday by J. M. Thomas: Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution: The Genius of Man and Place. (MORE)