The Revised Edition of A Quick Guide to Book-On-Demand Printing takes you step-by-step through the essentials of planning, designing, printing and binding true perfect-bound paperback books. Whether your budget is $200 or $20,000, this guide will show you how to print and bind real books for yourself. Filled with hard-to-find information on equipment, techniques, resources and vendors, A Quick Guide will teach you how to create your own paperback books, one at a time--or a hundred at a time. The Revised Edition is fully updated and greatly expanded. It includes information on new binding systems, tips on dealing with outside printing services, an updated list of BOD-related businesses, and much more.
Roger MacBride Allen is a US science fiction author of the Corellian Trilogy, consisting of Ambush at Corellia, Assault at Selonia, and Showdown at Centerpoint. He was born on September 26, 1957 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He grew up in Washington D.C. and graduated from Boston University in 1979. The author of a dozen science-fiction novels, he lived in Washington D.C., for many years. In July 1994, he married Eleanre Fox, a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. Her current assignment takes them to Brasilia, Brazil, where they lived from 2007 to 2009.