What is a Bindery?
A bindery is where printed work is manufactured after it has been printed. Some binderies are devoted only to binding and repairing books, rare or otherwise, while others process a variety of printed work. This can include cutting, folding, gluing, stitching, trimming, collating and more. A person who works in a bindery is known as a bookbinder, bindery operator or simply a bindery worker. Binderies can either be independently owned or can be operated “in-house” within a larger company such as a publisher, library or print shop. In-house binderies have become increasingly popular, and in this case, the work is referred to as in-line finishing. An independently owned bindery, on the other hand, is reliant on outside companies to generate work. In either case, a quick turnaround is usually expected for production. This can be difficult because of the many ways that printed work can be processed. In a library, for example, one rare book can take many hours to repair depending on the value
