Size problem (The Stand)

I've recently started reading the dark tower series (no spoilers please). This is the first time I touch something from King and I'm really excited to devote some time to his works. Now the problem. I really want to read The Stand since it relates to the dark tower but I don't really want to carry that behemoth of a book around. It's really a deal breaker for me since, as I usually read wherever I can, I tend to carry books with me in my backpack. Now here's my solution. Since it is divided in 3 volumes, I want to buy a paperback copy, split it in 3 seperate volumes and rebind them with paperback again (I'm very good at graphic design so, the cover wont be a problem) Has anyone had success doing something like this? I don't know which paper I am supposed to print the cover on, that's the main thing I have to solve.