“Micro Publishing” or publishing “Books on Demand” has been, up
until now, only a dream. Most of the pieces were already in place,
(Desktop Publishing Software, Laser Printers, Imposition Software,
etc.). The last key ingredient was an inexpensive way to bind and
cover the books into professional looking “Perfect Bound”
books….”
“The process I’m about to describe will allow you to use
FREE Linux software tools, a laser printer, contact cement, and an
easy to build book binding vise to produce professional looking
“Perfect Bound” paperback books for the cost of the
materials….“
“The primary tool used to build books with Linux is mpage. I use
mpage to set up the pages for printing (four virtual pages per
physical sheet). This process is called “imposition.”