A device for manufacturing a book on demand includes a cover printing station for printing a cover; a book block printing station for printing or receiving a book block; a binding station assembling the book block and the cover; transport structure arranged to transport the cover and/or the book block between the different stations; a trimming station trimming the book and linked to a catch tray; and the transport structure configured to transport the book block in an initial format up to the trimming station, then hold the book block in the trimming station for cutting into one part of the book block held in the transport structure and another part of the book block cut and directed towards the catch tray, then assemble the two parts of the book block to form in the transport structure a book block having a reduced format but having an increased thickness.

A device for manufacturing a book on demand includes a cover printing station for printing a cover; a book block printing station for printing or receiving a book block; a binding station assembling the book block and the cover; transport structure arranged to transport the cover and/or the book block between the different stations; a trimming station trimming the book and linked to a catch tray; and the transport structure configured to transport the book block in an initial format up to the trimming station, then hold the book block in the trimming station for cutting into one part of the book block held in the transport structure and another part of the book block cut and directed towards the catch tray, then assemble the two parts of the book block to form in the transport structure a book block having a reduced format but having an increased thickness.

A bookbinding apparatus has: a first transport unit that transports a book along a first path; a gluing unit that glues the spine of the book transported along the first path; an attaching unit that attaches a cover to the spine of the glued book; a second transport unit that transports the book with the cover along a second path and discharges it to the transport apparatus; a book supply unit that supplies the book with the cover from the first path to the second path; and a casing accommodating the first transport unit, the gluing unit, the attaching unit, the second transport unit, and the book supply unit. The second path is longer than the distance between a position where the book is supplied from the book supply unit to the second path and a position where the book is discharged from the second path to the transport apparatus.

A bookbinding apparatus has: a first transport unit that transports a book along a first path; a gluing unit that glues the spine of the book transported along the first path; an attaching unit that attaches a cover to the spine of the glued book; a second transport unit that transports the book with the cover along a second path and discharges it to the transport apparatus; a book supply unit that supplies the book with the cover from the first path to the second path; and a casing accommodating the first transport unit, the gluing unit, the attaching unit, the second transport unit, and the book supply unit. The second path is longer than the distance between a position where the book is supplied from the book supply unit to the second path and a position where the book is discharged from the second path to the transport apparatus.