METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOFT-COVER PAPERBACK BOOK, BOOK MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THAT METHOD, AND A PREASSEMBLED SOFT-COVER THEREFOR

摘要

In a method of manufacturing a soft-cover paperback book comprising a book block with a plurality of leaves joined at their spine edges, and a soft-cover fastened to the book block, a flexible, firm support layer is glued to the soft-cover in the region of the spine portion of the soft-cover, and thereafter glueing the plurality of leaves to the support layer. The book manufactured according to this method has a front cover and a back cover provided with a scoring line situated between glue stripes at opposite faces of the support layer for improving its lay-open characteristics. In this method, a pre-assembled soft-cover can be used with a support layer fastened thereto.