Method (100, 100') for producing different types of book-like security documents, which in each case comprise several pages grouped together to form a book, of which one binding page is provided with at least one personalised security feature, wherein the different types of book-like security documents differ at least in respect of a colour of a cover page, wherein a standard type and several special types of book-like security documents exist, comprising the steps: separately producing the personalised binding pages and other book-like semi-finished elements, and combining in each already personalised binding page with one or more book-like semi-finished elements to form a book-like security document, wherein the producing of one of the binding pages comprises in each case: receiving a personalising data record; printing at least one substrate layer with personalising information in accordance with the personalising data record; grouping together the at least one printed substrate layer with one or more substrate layers to form the personalised binding page, wherein for each personalising data record a status variable is set, which indicates the type of the book-type security document concerned, and the printing of the at least one substrate layer with personalising takes place by multicoloured printing and together with the personalising information, and, if the status variable relating to the personalising information indicates that the type of the book-like security document is one of the special types, then an identification print is additionally carried out in coloured format, in such a way that the colour of the identification print corresponds to the colour of the cover page of the associated type of book-like security document. separately producing the personalised binding pages and other book-like semi-finished elements, and combining in each already personalised binding page with one or more book-like semi-finished elements to form a book-like security document, wherein the producing of one of the binding pages comprises in each case: receiving a personalising data record; printing at least one substrate layer with personalising information in accordance with the personalising data record; grouping together the at least one printed substrate layer with one or more substrate layers to form the personalised binding page, wherein for each personalising data record a status variable is set, which indicates the type of the book-type security document concerned, and the printing of the at least one substrate layer with personalising takes place by multicoloured printing and together with the personalising information, and, if the status variable relating to the personalising information indicates that the type of the book-like security document is one of the special types, then an identification print is additionally carried out in coloured format, in such a way that the colour of the identification print corresponds to the colour of the cover page of the associated type of book-like security document. receiving a personalising data record; printing at least one substrate layer with personalising information in accordance with the personalising data record; grouping together the at least one printed substrate layer with one or more substrate layers to form the personalised binding page, wherein for each personalising data record a status variable is set, which indicates the type of the book-type security document concerned, and the printing of the at least one substrate layer with personalising takes place by multicoloured printing and together with the personalising information, and, if the status variable relating to the personalising information indicates that the type of the book-like security document is one of the special types, then an identification print is additionally carried out in coloured format, in such a way that the colour of the identification print corresponds to the colour of the cover page of the associated type of book-like security document.