Patent ID: 7441762

Claim:
A book production method comprising: (a) receiving by a book producer a plurality of book cover data files and corresponding book text data files from a corresponding plurality of customers; (b) reformatting by said producer each said book text data file and each said book cover data file to fit a preferred book size for production of a book from each book cover data file and its corresponding book text data file by said producer; (c) adding by said producer a code to each book cover data file, wherein each said code includes identification of its corresponding book text data file; (d) directing with a computer the production of a plurality of books from the book cover data files and the book text data files by: (i) printing a book cover for one of the plurality of books using its book cover data file, reading said code from said book cover data file to identify said corresponding book text data file, and printing the book text pages using the corresponding book text data file; (ii) binding said cover and said text pages; and (iii) repeating steps (i)-(ii) until said plurality of books is processed.