Abstract: A printing system having: an order management terminal for instructing to create a printed matter, the order management terminal including; a communication interface section which obtains a list of destinations including a plurality of destination information and a distribution image information; and a printing instruction section which forms a printing instruction information including the destination information, the distribution image information and a print setting information and sends the printing instruction information to an image forming apparatus for creating the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal; and the image forming apparatus including; an image forming section which executes printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet for each destination and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet continuously according to the printing instruction information; and a finishing section forming a printed.

Abstract: There is provided a bookbinding system which can carry out a process from image formation to glued bookbinding in-line. The bookbinding system comprises a book content data input section 101 to which book content data regarding a content of a book is entered, a cover sheet data input section 101 to which cover sheet data regarding a cover sheet display is entered, a book content image formation section 105 which forms images on recording sheets based on the book content data entered from the book content data input section, a cover sheet display image formation section 105 which forms an image on a case cover based on the cover sheet data entered from the cover sheet data input section, back gluing means 203 for back-gluing the recording sheets on which the images have been formed, and casing means 204 for casing the recording sheets back-glued by the back gluing means with a case cover to bond the sheets.

Abstract: A printing system having: an order management terminal for instructing to create a printed matter, the order management terminal including; a communication interface section which obtains a list of destinations including a plurality of destination information and a distribution image information; and a printing instruction section which forms a printing instruction information including the destination information, the distribution image information and a print setting information and sends the printing instruction information to an image forming apparatus for creating the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal; and the image forming apparatus including; an image forming section which executes printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet for each destination and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet continuously according to the printing instruction information; and a finishing section forming a printed.

Abstract: There is provided a bookbinding system which can carry out a process from image formation to glued bookbinding in-line. The bookbinding system comprises a book content data input section 101 to which book content data regarding a content of a book is entered, a cover sheet data input section 101 to which cover sheet data regarding a cover sheet display is entered, a book content image formation section 105 which forms images on recording sheets based on the book content data entered from the book content data input section, a cover sheet display image formation section 105 which forms an image on a case cover based on the cover sheet data entered from the cover sheet data input section, back gluing means 203 for back-gluing the recording sheets on which the images have been formed, and casing means 204 for casing the recording sheets back-glued by the back gluing means with a case cover to bond the sheets.

Abstract: Printed book publishing system and method, for loading down data on a network according to a request from a terminal and for outputting the loaded data for publishing the printed book, comprising a management server which performs making a data server storing book contents data send the book contents data according to a request from the terminal; wherein the book contents data is converted to image data for viewing and the image data for viewing is sent to the terminal.

Abstract: An order terminal transmits print order information including image information and identification information of an image editing software used for image editing to an order receiving server. The order receiving server calculates charging amount for an image editing software supplier in accordance with the print order information and the identification data and executes charging process for the image editing software supplier.

Abstract: A book on-demand system having reading data for reading book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding on the server thereof and also having a function to transmit the reading data to a reading device via a network at a user's request and also transmit the printing and bookbinding data to a printing and bookbinding device, wherein the server separately handles reading charge data concerning a reading charge applied to reading data transmission and printing and bookbinding charge data concerning a printing and bookbinding charge applied to printing and bookbinding processing.

Abstract: Printed book publishing system and method, for loading down data on a network according to a request from a terminal and for outputting the loaded data for publishing the printed book, comprising a management server which performs making a data server storing book contents data send the book contents data according to a request from the terminal; wherein the book contents data is converted to image data for viewing and the image data for viewing is sent to the terminal.

Abstract: There is provided a bookbinding system which can carry out a process from image formation to glued bookbinding in-line. The bookbinding system comprises a book content data input section 101 to which book content data regarding a content of a book is entered, a cover sheet data input section 101 to which cover sheet data regarding a cover sheet display is entered, a book content image formation section 105 which forms images on recording sheets based on the book content data entered from the book content data input section, a cover sheet display image formation section 105 which forms an image on a case cover based on the cover sheet data entered from the cover sheet data input section, back gluing means 203 for back-gluing the recording sheets on which the images have been formed, and casing means 204 for casing the recording sheets back-glued by the back gluing means with a case cover to bond the sheets.

Abstract: A book on-demand system having reading data for reading book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding on the server thereof and also having a function to transmit the reading data to a reading device via a network at a user's request and also transmit the printing and bookbinding data to a printing and bookbinding device, wherein the server separately handles reading charge data concerning a printing and bookbinding charge applied to reading data transmission and printing and bookbinding charge data concerning a printing and bookbinding charge applied to printing and bookbinding processing.