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Bookbinder
Bookbinders turn printed paper into books and catalogues using machines, and traditional hand binding methods for specialist books
Bookbinder
Role Description
You could work in a print shop on the high street or in the print department of a local council or university. You might also work at a specialist company that does finishing and binding.
Your role could include:
- setting up machinery
- feeding paper into machinery
- reporting machine breakdowns
- taking away and stacking finished products
- If you're a craft or hand bookbinder, you might be:
- using hand tools to make bindings for books and to sew pages
- using traditional materials to add decoration and clean discoloured pages
- producing specialist books like family histories or books for libraries and museums
- repairing antique books

Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £28000