diff --git a/examples/book/Makefile b/examples/book/Makefile
index 0713ae5..48ef46c 100644
--- a/examples/book/Makefile
+++ b/examples/book/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 
+#SHELL := bash
+
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),)
 	STDERR := > /dev/null
 endif
@@ -79,6 +81,29 @@ spreads.tex: $(SPREAD_DIR) $(wildcard $(SPREAD_DIR)/*/*) $(TEMPLATE_FILES)
 block.pdf: $(SPREADS) 
 
 
+# XXX need to also include covers and endpapers (optionally?)
+web.tex: setup.tex
+	{ \
+		echo "% This file is generated via make web.tex" \
+		echo "% see the Makefile for info" \
+		echo "% do not edit directly" \
+		echo \
+		echo "\input{setup}"  \
+		echo \
+		echo "\setlength\bleed{0mm}" \
+		echo "\setlength\bindingoffset{0mm}" \
+		echo \
+		echo "\ChangeLayout{endpaper}" \
+		echo \
+		echo "\pagecolor{black}" \
+		echo \
+		echo "\begin{document}" \
+		echo "\includepdf[pages={{},1-}, nup=2x1, delta=0.3mm 0.3mm]{block}" \
+		echo "\end{document}" \
+		echo \
+	} > $@ 
+
+
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # production targets...
diff --git a/examples/book/README.md b/examples/book/README.md
index 5eb76bc..02c1f2f 100644
--- a/examples/book/README.md
+++ b/examples/book/README.md
@@ -1,79 +1,81 @@
-Full book example
-=================
-
-This directory contains a full book example.
-
-```
-book/
-├── templates/  . . . . . . . . . . . . Templates used to buld spreads
-│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
-├── spreads/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spread layout
-│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
-├── captions/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Image captions
-│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
-├── hi-res/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High resolution graphics
-│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
-├── Makefile
-├── setup.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book setup and configuration
-│                                       This file contains all the book
-│                                       geometry, colors and other 
-│                                       settings common to all comoponents 
-│                                       of the book.
-├── block.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . General page block layout.
-├── spreads.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . Book spereads
-│                                       (generated by: make-spreads.sh)
-├── cover.tex
-├── endpaper.tex 
-├── jacket.tex
-└── ... 
-```
-
-Note that this is by no means the only or most optomal project 
-structure, but it is a good enough starting point that evolved through 
-several, big and small project to start the next one from (at least 
-for me, subjectively).
-
-
-
-Building
---------
-
-To build all components:
-```shell
-$ make all
-```
-
-To build a specific component:
-```shell
-$ make block.pdf
-``` 
-
-`block.pdf` in this case.
-
-<!-- XXX add basic introspection to Makefike??? -->
-
-
-Structure
----------
-
-### `setup.tex`
-
-### `spreads.tex`
-
-### `cover.tex` / `jacket.tex` / `endpaper.tex` / ..
-
-### `web.tex`
-
-
-
-Workflow
---------
-
-XXX
-
-
-For information about building spreads see: 
-[make-spreads.sh](../../scripts/README.md)
-
-
-<!-- vim:set ts=4 sw=4 nowrap : -->
+Full book example
+=================
+
+This directory contains a full book example.
+
+```
+book/
+├── templates/  . . . . . . . . . . . . Templates used to buld spreads
+│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
+├── spreads/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spread layout
+│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
+├── captions/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Image captions
+│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
+├── hi-res/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High resolution graphics
+│   └── ...                             (used by: make-spreads.sh)
+├── Makefile
+├── setup.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book setup and configuration
+│                                       This file contains all the book
+│                                       geometry, colors and other 
+│                                       settings common to all comoponents 
+│                                       of the book.
+├── block.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . General page block layout.
+├── spreads.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . Book spereads
+│                                       (generated by: make-spreads.sh)
+├── cover.tex
+├── endpaper.tex 
+├── jacket.tex
+└── ... 
+```
+
+Note that this is by no means the only or most optomal project 
+structure, but it is a good enough starting point that evolved through 
+several, big and small project to start the next one from (at least 
+for me, subjectively).
+
+
+
+Building
+--------
+
+To build all components:
+```shell
+$ make all
+```
+
+To build a specific component:
+```shell
+$ make block.pdf
+``` 
+
+`block.pdf` in this case.
+
+<!-- XXX add basic introspection to Makefike??? -->
+
+
+Structure
+---------
+
+### `setup.tex`
+
+### `spreads.tex`
+
+### `cover.tex` / `jacket.tex` / `endpaper.tex` / ..
+
+### `web.tex`
+
+<!-- XXX this is quite generic, can we generate it? -->
+
+
+
+Workflow
+--------
+
+XXX
+
+
+For information about building spreads see: 
+[make-spreads.sh](../../scripts/README.md)
+
+
+<!-- vim:set ts=4 sw=4 nowrap : -->