A combined printing and binding device which includes a media tray, a
printhead, an adhesive applicator, a binder and a housing. The media tray
is designed to receive and retain a plurality of media sheets. The
printhead is a page-width printhead designed to print ink onto a media
sheet. The adhesive applicator is designed to apply adhesive to a media
sheet. The binder is designed to bind a plurality of media sheets
together. The housing is designed to house the media tray, the printhead,
the adhesive applicator and the binder. The device is designed to print
and bind a media sheet positioned in an original plane of orientation in
the media tray by transporting the first media sheet from the media tray,
past the printhead and the adhesive applicator, to the binder, whilst
substantially maintaining the media sheet in its original plane of
orientation.