/lit/ - Literature

Does anyone here have any experience with requisitioning custom books from a printing press or manufacturer?
I presume it would be expensive, but nonetheless it would be of interest to design books to desired specifications be it text-size (point), paper quality (GSM), covers, binding, and - of course — that which was the reason for promulgating this thread - physical size and page-thickness. This would permit the user to have more freedom in making such a pastime truly his own by means of realising that a book is not a just a text, but a lively story of metadata spun like a tapestry by engineers and industrial processes.
Imagine - for example — if you will - a pocket edition of Mein Kampf as its full size is even smaller than a full-size KJV, Guenon in Dyslexic Typeface considering his typical demographic, and perhaps a series of perforated tabs that lead to the cover page in a non-linear fashion (viz. magnetic tape data-access vs. optical disc programming/ reading) to facilitate a more rapid access to segments of the Missal, Lectern, CCC, usw..