Some useful links for hand-stitched book techniques

A few sites I recommend:

A simple hardcover book
This is a simple technique, but it turns out great after one or two practice runs.

Tutorials on Japanese stab binding
In class we'll go over a simple stitch pattern, but look at how intricate you can get!

An extensive tutorial on bookmaking
Some parts of this are really confusing, but I get a lot of great ideas just browsing through these pages.