书本装订是人们将一叠有序的纸张组合成一本书籍的过程。人们会把纸张的一边垂直于书皮放置在书皮正当中，之后通过穿针引线将纸张和书皮缝合起来（线装书、和装本），或是在纸张的一边涂上黏合剂（胶装），再垂直放置在书皮上。此外还有其他装订方法，例如在纸张的一边穿孔，然后套在活页夹中，或是给穿孔的书皮和纸张套上圆环（圈装）。
装订书籍
- Burdett, Eric. The Craft of Bookbinding: A Practical Handbook. Vancouver, BC: David & Charles Limited. 1975. ISBN 978-071536656-1.
- Harthan, John P. Bookbindings. H.M. Stationery Office. 1950 –通过Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Needham, Joseph; Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin. Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 1: Paper and Printing. Cambridge University Press. 1985. ISBN 0-521-08690-6.
- Roberts, Colin H.; Skeat, T. C. The Birth of the Codex. OUP/British Academy. 1987. ISBN 978-0-19-726061-6.
- Robinson, Ivor. Introducing Bookbinding
. Batsford. 1968.
- Skeat, Theodore Cressy. Elliot, J. K. , 编. The Collected Biblical Writings of T. C. Skeat. Brill. 2004. ISBN 90-04-13920-6.
- Vaughan, Alex J. Modern Bookbinding: A Treatise Covering Both Letterpress and Stationery Branches of the Trade, with a Section on Finishing and Design. Hale. 1950. ISBN 978-0-7090-5820-5.
- Wittmann, Reinhard. Geschichte des deutschen Buchhandels [History of the German Book Trade]. C.H.Beck. 2011. ISBN 978-3-406-61760-7 （德语）.
