Turning an ebook into a printed book

Sometimes, readers want to chooce between book formats. Even though it is easy to download an ebook in a couple of seconds to the other side of world, some people prefer to read a printed book, and wait for the delivery. Russell Snyder’s The Lighter Side of Finland is one of these books that is requested all over the world both in ebook and printed format.

The Lighter Side of Finland in a bookstore

So, we decided to create a printed book from the ebook The Lighter Side of Finland. What does it take to make a paper book out of an ebook? You have to go back to the final manuscript and start from there. The processes for creating an ebook and a printed book are totally different, which meant that we recreated the cover and the content of the book specifically for printing once more.

The result is that The Lighter Side of Finland can be purchased from online and brick&mortar bookstores that sell printed books. For instance, Suomi-Seura runs an online bookstore where all products have one thing in common: all books have something to do with Finland. The store ships books to international addresses.
Here you can order the printed edition of The Lighter Side of Finland.

The book is also available on Akateeminen bookstore in Helsinki and in other bookstores in Finland.