Method and apparatus for printing a pamphlet-like object in a printing station

Apparatus for imprinting a booklet-like object in a printer with a printing bridge, with the booklet-like object, opened on a page to be imprinted, being arranged in a transport system, the apparatus comprising:

• a moveable drawer in which a booklet-like object can be disposed in an opened state, wherein the drawer has a drive and control mechanism, and the drawer with its drive and control mechanism constitutes an expansion of a standard printer;
• at least one spacer element that creates a defined printing plane within the drawer;
• and
• a printing mask aligned to be pressed onto the booklet-like object, wherein the printing mask further defines the printing plane.