Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system

摘要

A bookbinding apparatus (B) for producing a booklet (5b) by coating an adhesive onto a back side of a bundle of sheets (5a) and by pasting a book cover (K) onto the back side of the bundle of sheets, comprises: an oblique cutout portion forming section (300) to form a cutout (V) on an edge of each sheet (S) of the bundle of sheets in such a way that an oblique cutout portion is formed along the width of the back side of the bundle of sheets; a sheet bundle accommodating section (40) to accommodate the bundle of sheets on which the oblique cutout portion is formed; a coating section (50) to coat an adhesive on the back side of the bundle of sheets accommodated in the sheet bundle accommodating section; and a bookbinding section (80) to paste a book cover on the adhesive-coated back side of the bundle of sheets so as to produce the booklet.