I have never done bookbinding before, but am a very avid reader, and since last year my books have started falling apart (they have often been lent out to friends and family), and I was wondering if it would be possible to rebind them in leather, because I have always had a passion for leather books, however, they are originally paperbacks (the books I am looking to rebind, if anybody is interested is the entire Wheel of Time series, the Sword of Truth series and a collection of theological essays by Friedrich Nietzsche). If somebody could suggest a method and the tools required to do this it would be greatly appreciated. I am also looking to, once they are all bound, to experiment with gilding the titles, however I am not sure how to do that either or the rough cost associated with it.
Thank you for having time to read this,
Moritz Grimm