supplies, tools

Talas
Tools & Supplies for bookbinding, archival storage, preservation, restoration. Large on-line and print catalogs, NYC location.

John Neal Bookseller
“Supplying calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders and papercraft enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials”

Neschen
German manufacturer of products for book care and repair. Their “filmoplast T” is a really nice self-adhesive linen tape, comes in 5 and 3 cm widths and a variety of colors (but doesn't seem to be in their web-site or downloaded catalog, I found it at Flax here in SF).

Lineco
Archival quality Mounting/Framing, Photo/Scrapbook and Bookbinding supplies.

Powis Parker
Innovative desk-top binding systems for producing professional quality hard cover and soft cover books. Easy to learn, no set-up, no waste.

On Demand Machine Corporation
Semi-automatic and fully automated book manufacturing machines

books about books

The Elements of Typographic Style
An excellent book on Typography, by Robert Bringhurst. Some call it the Typographers Bible.

A Short History of the Printed Word
A fascinating overview of the evolution, impact and importance of the printed word. Written by Warren Chappell and originally published in 1970, a new edition was published in 2000, revised and appended by Robert Bringhurst.

The Form of the Book
A collection of essays on book design and typography by master typographer Jan Tschichold. Unfortunately it seems to be out of print at the moment.

free e-books

Project Gutenberg
Online Book Catalog, the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, more than 15,000 eBooks at this point.

The upenn Online Books Page
Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library, listing over 20,000 free books available on the Web.

Eldritch Press
“Here are free, accessible books. Read them and go in peace.”

The Children's Library
a digital library of children’s literature at the Internet Archive. Includes the International Children’s Digital Library, the University of Florida’s "Literature for Children" Collection, and titles from the National Yiddish Book Center.

The Assayer
User-contributed book reviews, with a special focus on reviewing free books. Includes a large catalog of free books.

Free e-texts on typography
Links to free electronic texts on typography, including publishing, research, standards, and TeX.

how-to, info, orgs

Making a Book
Illustrated step by step guide showing how to make a case bound book from raw materials.

Guide to International Paper Sizes

U.S. Copyright Office - Registration of Literary Works

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the US

ISBN Users’ Manual

San Francisco Center for the Book
“...the SFCB promotes both knowledge of traditional book arts and exploration of experimental book forms...learn about the many arts and crafts of the book through workshops, exhibitions and public events.”

Grabhorn Institute
“nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of preserving and continuing the use of one of the last integrated typefoundry, letterpress printing, and bookbinding facilities, and operating it as a living museum and educational and cultural center.” The Grabhorn Institute is affiliated with Arion Press.

Internet Archive Bookmobile
“a mobile digital library capable of downloading public domain books from the Internet via satellite and printing them anytime, anywhere, for anyone.”

Bookmobile - India
“...with satellite connection for connectivity to Internet...the van is fitted with printer, scorer, cutter and binding machine for providing bound books to the end user...”

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