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Originally Posted by binaryhermit
I assume a vast majority of the work to make a book available PoD is also required to make it available as an eBook)
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If the book is electronically stored and typeset rather than physical type, then POD is no work at all. It's the same PDF as used for a volume print run.
The ebook needs different formatting to a paper book. If you have the wordprocessor source then making an ebook isn't a huge task.
Properly done ebooks and paper books use different styles, front matter, rear matter, cover, page definition, header and footer. Images need to be prepared differently for an ebook and PDF for print (big print run or POD).
Modern printing uses a PDF that's an exact electronic proof of the paper print. That can then be volume printed as paper back, hard back, large print. Or using POD.
Each SIZE of paper book would have a different PDF. A hard back and paper back with same page contents can use the same PDF as the cover or dust cover is always a separate file. POD vs volume print uses the same PDF for the same page size and styles. Glued or stitched doesn't matter!