You can download a free trial version of the printer utility ClickBOOK, or just get more information about it, by clicking on the link, below. The trial version is a great way to try the program and see if you like it. This will allow binding books of almost any thickness by setting up the cover at one end and trimming the excess after binding. However, if your cover is not too thick, you'll probably be able to get by without scoring it at all. Glue is applied to the edges of the pages and to the inside of the spine and allowed to set before the two are joined, so setting time is a consideration.
Contact cement is available at any hardware store.
An excellent glue for beginners is DAP Weldwood, which takes about 15 minutes to set. Setting time is about 3 minutes. The first hand then releases the pages and tightens the wing nuts on the pressing bar until it is tight enough to hold the pages without slipping. When the glue has set, the cover is pushed down firmly onto the backs of the pages. The wing nuts are loosened and the pages and the cover, now stuck firmly together, are removed from the press.