Bookbinding system and bookbinding apparatus

A bookbinding apparatus comprising:

• a first transport unit configured to transport, along a first transport path, a book including a plurality of sheets;
• a gluing unit configured to glue a spine of the book transported along the first transport path;
• an attaching unit configured to attach an additional member to the spine of the book glued by the gluing unit;
• a second transport unit configured to transport the book along a second transport path, the additional member being attached to the book by the attaching unit, and discharge the book;
• a book supply unit configured to supply the book from the first transport path to the second transport path, the additional member being attached to the book;
• and
• a casing configured to accommodate the first transport unit, the gluing unit, the attaching unit, the second transport unit, and the book supply unit, and
• wherein the second transport path is longer than a straight-line distance between a supply position at which the book is supplied from the book supply unit to the second transport path and a discharge position at which the book is discharged from the second transport path.

A bookbinding system comprising:

• a bookbinding apparatus;
• a cutting apparatus configured to perform a cutting process on a book bound by the bookbinding apparatus;
• and
• a transport apparatus configured to transport, to the cutting apparatus, the book discharged from the bookbinding apparatus,
• wherein the cutting apparatus has
• a first transport unit configured to transport, along a first transport path, the book supplied from the transport apparatus,
• a second transport unit configured to transport the book along a second transport path,
• a cutting unit configured to perform a cutting process on the book transported by the second transport unit,
• a book supply unit configured to supply the book from the first transport path to the second transport path, and
• a casing configured to accommodate the first transport unit, the second transport unit, the cutting unit, and the book supply unit, and
• wherein the first transport path is longer than a straight-line distance between a supply position at which the book is supplied from the transport apparatus to the first transport path and a handover position at which the book is handed over from the first transport path to the book supply unit.