How to make a paperback book by hand

[@rafael.a.aponte]

For a long time I wanted to bind a book for myself, but I didn't think that skills would be this easy to learn. I was wrong! Congratulations on your novel.

[@JudiChristopher]

"Amen Brother... Amen"

[@maxchristianesteffan2321]

Man, what a perfect tutorial. No step was missing. Everything was easy to see. I watched it just out of curiosity. Perfect!

[@iswhatitiskiddo5155]

And there wasn't any of that distracting, obnoxious music that too many you-tubers put on their videos.

[@amirhosseinbolouk]

I searched everywhere for a toturial like this. Thank you so much. This was exactly what I needed. 😊

[@StevePhillips]

Best paperback book making by hand I have seen thus far. Makes me want to try just once more.

[@JamesSaintRave]

EXACTLY what I wanted to know--thank you! I want to print and put together the first part of my novel to physically get eyes and hands on, that would give me confidence to edit and finish the rest. I'll check out your work. 😀

Good luck with the novel!

[@jpadil22]

The best tutorial I have seen, I will take it into account.

[@nenesimone]

This is so much better. The only investment I need is a good stack cutter. The tutorial is very easy to follow! Thank you!!

[@cancerdelpulmon1790]

never thought i would be interested in this, him explaning makes anything interesting

You are so good at teaching. I went here to get some Python stuff and I watched this whole video. Very interesting and well explained. Thanks.

[@JudiChristopher]

WOW... EXCELLENT VIDEO... AMAZING. I have been waiting for 20 Years for this video. I have so many manuscripts waiting to be published... and knowing that somehow I could do my own bookbinding some day... reason being, I had taken my manuscript to a printer/publisher in a tiny town in New Mexico... Lincoln County, New Mexico... (hint hint) "Billy the Kid" Country. I have written a book on BTK... and was told NOT to go to this certain said publisher, because they were known to "Sell out the backdoor" because they would use the ISBN # of the book... I didn't believe it... so I went to this printer/publisher... but I wanted to do the binding on my book, because the first 50 books would be signed & number with leather book cover and gold lettering. The printer insisted on buying the ISBN #... and would NOT print my manuscript if they could not also have the cover. She really wanted to print and publish my manuscript on Billy the Kid.HUM... I guess a few people were saying had to be true. I told the owner of the printing company what I had heard (still not wanting to believe it)... and that I would not let her print and publish my book... The look on the ladies face was a tell-tale sign, a few months later, she closed her business and moved out of town. Since then, I have written a few more books (manuscripts)... knowing I couldn't do it justice because I only knew of the old method of book binding and not having a machine to CUT the paper... UNTIL TODAY... YOUR VIDEO... has changed my life. I love the way you did this book. 11:44... (Be still my heart) ... Where did you get that small paper cutter... That is Unreal... That is a Game Changer.... This video... YOU are a GOD-Send... I have tears in my eyes... so happy. Thank you with all my heart for making this video...

[@unusualdee]

This is exactly how I feel😮😅

[@MattanawOriginal]

Very helpful, and very nice result. That is a professional looking book not unlike and better than many at the bookstores.

[@PuraVetus]

Perfectly explained, even a noob like me can do it. You gave me inspiration. Thank you.

[@Panikkarson59]

Exactly what I was looking for. Came up on KZbin recommendation, probably because I looked up a few videos on binding yesterday. Those didn't show what I was looking for, this one did. Thanks.

[@NILESWORD]

This looks very professional and you used such basic equipment! Thanks for teaching this, this is fantastic

[@kwachweldon6930]

Very educational...didnt know with just a few tools it can be this simple and straight forward...nice work

[@semtex2987]

this seems much more easier than expected. i will try this for sure for my book 'things i do wrong in python' 🤣 thx mate

[@baluga_puspin_cat]

Thank you so much. I jump to different publishers just to publish my books too. But this give me idea to just self-publish my books. Literally. 😆

[@JudiChristopher]

Another reason I love this video... is being able to print on the paper I want. I want to use Parchment paper for the first 50 books on my Billy the Kid book... Leather binding with Gold leather... making it look like it (book) was in 1888...

[@zigma6081]

i came to widen my knowledge about creating books,.... since i wanted to print online web novels for me to read since it had over 20000 pages,... thank you,... i learned something new,... ☺☺

[@chadchaddington5164]

I appreciate this. Idk how you only have less than 250 likes yet over 4500 people watched this video. Good work and keep it up!

[@chadchaddington5164]

@@callum2687 Hello? lol

[@chadchaddington5164]

@@callum2687 I can't tell who this is, you have to think I have a lot of subscribers with a lot of different photos, if I don't recognize you right away I apologize.

[@m.umaish]

This is just what I was looking for. You have explained it very comprehensively. Great tutorial. Thanks

[@FilmbuffWSussex]

Very informative…you’ve educated me with the fact you can use a type of paper which book printers use…

[@ChiTheLight]

This is amazing. You are a wonderful teacher. I appreciate you explaining the four folds so the cover opens easily. Thank you so much my dear 😘 ❤

Glad you found it useful!

[@MusiceroWarehouse]

Finally, just what i’m looking for

[@Lucifarianism]

Watch the IRS take this as an admission of guilt. Love what you did here, this is going to help me immensely!

[@shallawmuhammad468]

Thank you for the video, I'm planning to make my own books too rather than spending over 20$ per book. this should help me lot, thnx aagain.

[@aryaprincess2479]

I think the fact that pages are only kept by the glue isn't strong, it would be better if you had those big staplers for book binding and did an additional staple very close to the spine to make sure they are not going anywhere. The guillotine is what really wraps this up so nice because the book has super straight edges and it all comes together as professional.

[@szaka9395]

Not sure where i will find the papercut machine but im definetely doing this. Thank you.

[@Eag757]

Congratulation on your book, excellent covetbook & tutorial, thank you for sharing your skills.

[@leanneshawler]

How did you print it so that the pages are in the right order?

[@taylorehrlick]

Hi!! This sounds silly but could you show us a bit more about the cover specifically and how you printed it? I have a laserjet home printer but last time I tried to print on something like cardstock (which weighs less than the paper you’re using for your cover) it didn’t work and I wasted a LOT of toner. I’d just love to see that process because I bind hardcover and paperback books and have yet to find a solution for this.

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

How about printing the cover on a normal paper, and pasting it on a harder card paper ?

[@thelemon5069]

@@vaibhavsrivastva1253 cuz that's ugly

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

@@thelemon5069 Cool. Can't remember asking.

[@stephentemidayo1896]

Change the paper type settings on your printer to card. It will print out better. Not sure if this response is still relevant lol. But since there was no adequate response then, someone else may benefit now.

[@unusualdee]

@@stephentemidayo1896 Hello, thanks for your response. I’m new into hand binding but I will love to print paperback for authors. What printer will you recommend for printing?

[@bensgalley1368]

Ty for this information. I'm starting to do my own line of novels and this info will be a big help. I plan to try and make my own publishing brand. Thanks for all the help

[@BunnyLang]

This is so very helpful thank you, you just made my life easier!

[@mikaelafox6106]

Love the tutorial. Do you have any tutorials for the actual formatting and printing of the pages? Do you have a favorite paper to use?

[@iamescential2258]

Merci Beaucoup!! Tres' bien.😀💛👏💛👏☝💃🚤

[@Stumpyfoot]

Gudday. I have novels written and want to print and bind them by hand and this video is perfect for my goal. I have a long way to go, three novels of about 100k words each. Covers to finish drawing and painting. Thank you for sharing, It has finalized my novel making endgame to accomplish self publishing on my own, at my own pace.

[@keestudypoint]

Brother...I am from India..I just watched your video.. It's amazing... Yours honest efforts will help me and many more like me...love you a lot.. hope you will continue such great efforts ❤️❤️

[@fearlessboy1]

That was a wonderful demonstration, thank you. You made it simple to understand

[@YahwehsSetApartArt]

Congratulations on your book! Thank you for taking the time out to share a skill that you have with others; it is very much appreciated.

[@sillybilly346]

Beautiful work, the book looks so good! Thank you for this video!

[@thetracklesspath]

This was perfect - exactly what I was looking for. One question - How long does it take - I mean labor hours. I know you have to wait for it to dry, but let's say I wanted to print and bind 10 books. Could I produce 1 per hour on average? Or more? Or less? I'll find out when I try, but it would be nice to have a ballpark.

[@raba2d723]

What tool is he using at 5:20 to score the cover fold

[@ivorygilyard2243]

Thanks for the video Sebastiaan. You did a great job and the book came out perfect. Good luck with your writing!! You're doing wonderfull.

[@Omegabraham12]

I'd like the materials you used are helpful for other. So, thanks for your effort.

[@TinRoofVintage]

Beautiful book, very professional looking!

[@majesticdragonfly]

Wow. Spectacular tutorial! Thanks!

[@kumararyan9799]

you displayed everything i needed to see and know, thankyou

[@KJ-zr2ko]

Thank you. Great video. Please can you leave a list of the tools, the netting for the spine. What type of a trimmer is that?

[@imnotroberto]

I've been following your tutorials lately, it's been great learnign how to program in OpenSesame, mostly because of the online experimentation option. I was so surprised when I saw this tutorial that I coulnd't help myself but to comment. I'm a big fan of short stories and bookbinding, I'm definitely trying this method! Also, I would like to know if there is a digital format option for purchasing these stories, as I'd be really happy to read them! It was fun and unexpected to see so many of the things I enjoy in one place! Thank you so much for all your tutorials! They allowed us (the staff at the lab) and our students to run experiments even without access to our lab during the pandemic, and now it made me want to try and print my very own book! Greetings from México!

Hi Roberto, thanks for the comment! I haven't put the stories online because I like the idea of physical books. On the other hand, this is quite limiting because shipping can be unrealistically expensive. Hmm ... I'm going to think about this.

[@sweetchillymation]

thank you for making this tutorial. Nice and simple, and does not require sewing (not my greatest skill). Is it possible to use the same method for a hardcover book?

[@chiarabuschittari516]

Great video! I only have one question: what kind of typeset did you use? Is it printed in a booklet format (usually used to bind hardcover books made of signatures)? Or a regular landscape with consecutive pages that you cut in the middle? Thank you!

[@michyoung77]

Thanks so much for this!!!! I recent made a compilation of my favorite short stories by friends, etc. this worked perfectly!!!! I had some trial and error when printing it though.

[@snymanrijkloff1824]

Brilliant video. Thanks for this, I'm going to try it out myself. Good stuff!

[@amichaelidespro]

Amazing tutorial. Great work. Respect

[@UzHandy]

Hello there. I would like to ask you a few questions. 1. Did you use A4 paper for the main pages when making this book? 2. You cut them in half and put them inside the cover. So, is the cover larger than A4 paper? I mean how did the A4 papers fit inside the A4 cover? Thanks in advance for the answers.

[@dapoet200]

Thanks so much for the tutorial. What is the name of the cutting machine so I can buy one?

[@karoltesar8257]

Very nice work. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@umar.masoodi]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much

[@RichardAmbeson]

Looks like you do exceptional work with book binding. But how do you produce a 100 books at 1 time. Seems very time consuming?

[@attod.4026]

Thank you so much! i really appreciate you sharing this trick. :) Congratulations on your books as well.

[@angiedarst6820]

How did you make the cover? Did you use photoshop or something similar? Great video ! Thank you

[@Clubkidknitter]

OUTSTANDING video!!! I had no idea!!! Did you actually do the printing yourself and if so, with what type of printer; or did you outsource the printing?

[@Spamsullivan]

This video is awesome! About how long does it take to put together a single book?

[@ladyangelaIII]

For hardcovers must I sew them or almost the same thing can be applied? The sewing part is what I struggle the most.

[@cecilias.h8186]

This is amazing!! Definitely going to try this than sewing the signatures together. Would you say there is a page limit to try glueing the spine?

[@vermavishal1730]

Please reply with details of paper(types of paper and gsm), used for bookpages and for cover as well

[@carinagatta]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much!!!!♥

[@frederikkevinthertroelstru6236]

Hey great video. Where have you bought your cutter, I can't find one with that capacity anywhere, and where can you buy the book binder mall.

[@hayderissa7425]

Very nice and fancy work

[@wizardsamboltoni]

Hey thanks so much for this tutorial!!! It was exactly what I was looking for!! (I put my writing in lil zines but I wanted to like make something more professional looking!!) I just have one question, how do you design the cover?

[@wizardsamboltoni]

Oh, and additionally, how do you determine where the escape folds are? Thanks so much !! :))

I first measure how thick the spine should be (simply by measuring how thick the stack of inner pages is) and also decide approximately how much I want to cut off each side of the book. Then, based on those dimensions, I design the cover image in Inkscape, a graphics program. I use my own photos for that, because that's how vain I am, I suppose. As for the escape folds, it's largely a matter of taste. I put them about 7 mm from the spine, but you'll see that many paperbacks actually put them closer. It doesn't matter that much really, so I'd go with what you think looks good!

[@wizardsamboltoni]

@ Thank you SO MUCH!!!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to write this out for me!!! Thank you so much!!!!!! :))) !!!!!!!!!!!!! eeeee im so excited!! Thanks again!!

[@retrochillvibovenko7319]

thank you for a video brother, I am working at sea and I will use your techniques to print out some books that I've recently downloaded in pdf :)

[@KonradZielinski]

does the extra spine insert mean you don't need to fan the pages while glueing?

[@willemh.2924]

Hi Sebastiaan, Do I do double sided printing, like printing two pages on the front of the paper and the back, or just single sided? I need to know.

[@hj.mokhtarstork]

What is the brand of the cutting machine? It does a good job.

[@sjkbnvf]

welldone, good work. 5 star for you. keep it up

[@lorelei4346]

How dıd you arrange the pages? I'm losing my mind trying to figure out how to arrange it in a way it would make sense to cut it in half

[@JudiChristopher]

Where can I buy a Guillotine like this at 11:44?

[@JudiChristopher]

Judi... LOOK in the description box... LOL

[@rebfurr3554]

Thank you so much for this great video!

[@Milaa9987]

Wow, awesome tutorial, by far the best one I've seen on this topic!!! 😍 You are an excellent teacher, clear and precise!! Just a question, how did you format the words of your story on the paper like an actual book??

[@AAron-gr3jk]

Impressive. I want to print my pdfs now

[@GhostbustersGirl]

This is a great tutorial. I never would've guessed it would be so easy. I've got a book I want to bind, but I didn't realize I could do it myself until I stumbled across this. As an aspiring writer, this was very helpful! Thank you!

[@MihaiViteazulVoievod]

Any link for a cutting or triming machine. Much appreciated. Cheers

[@hamidrezakhassaf3030]

Would you please advise on the type of the paper cutting machine you are using here? What brand is it and how much does it cost?

[@stephanieh133]

Very clear and easy to follow, thank you!

[@ahmedmohned387]

hi sir i don't have bookbinder mull. will the glue stick if there isn't bookbinder mull??

[@yanistouileb4022]

thank you so much Sebastiaan, I've been looking for a long time for a video that gives such important details, so correct me if I'm wrong, all the papers are held together by the little piece of cloth end glue, that's it?

Yes indeed, and of course the cover also adds a little strength

[@condensedman]

Is it really necessary to cut the pages instead of folding them? I don’t have the paper cutting machine, so 😢

[@mumarlou]

Great tutorial. What's the GSM of the cover?

[@davidhlnda]

Hay Sebastion, can you give a tutoral on organizing the text itself including numbering the page blocks? having problems with this and cant find any decent explanation

[@mathphschjhb7749]

thank you sir

[@hassuni2709]

Hi!! I really truly want an answer plz 🙏😃 What kind of printer do you have? And does all the printers print on hard cover?? And the name of the printer plz 🙏

[@kisaaria]

What type of printer do you use to print on the cover paper?

I added some more info to the description of the video!

[@kisaaria]

@ thank you!

[@hellothere5094]

Where do I get that paper cutter and do you have a printer for your own papers?

[@robbertmijn]

Thanks for the varnish trick!

[@Gelowzz]

I messed up my printing, where can I setup my ebooks for printing. When I tried to sew it, some part of the text we're sewn also TT

[@highspirit7483]

Hi Sebastian, thank you for posting this. I'm thinking about using your method to bind a pdf of an ebook I printed out on 8.5x11 office paper. How long does this method generally hold up? Also, do you think it would made the book more durable if you used a saw to make cuts every 1 cm (to allow more glue in there)?

I've started making books of this type around two years ago now, and it seems they're quite durable even after extensive reading. I don't think that cutting the paper will add much. However, getting actual bookbinding glue and using mull (as shown in the video) does make a big difference.

[@stretch1807]

Can you or someone please link me to the "novel printing paper" discussed in the video and mentioned in the description? I can't find it anywhere... PLEASE HELP

[@chaennelchaennel]

Wooow, astonishingly amazing

[@alandasettt]

Exellent job.....Thanks

[@TCO3011]

What kind of paper was used for the cover. Thank you..