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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
There's no real reason why the same file couldn't be used as the basis for both print and ebook.
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Mostly.
If the program used to prep for print will output into useful-for-ebook formats. Some page layout programs are great for print but awful for anything else, and they don't necessarily allow styles to convert to HTML markup that converts nicely into ebook formats. (However, that shouldn't affect spelling & typos; several small ebook companies release poorly-edited books. I always check the sample; if it's got errors that make me wince, I don't buy.)
And any book that wasn't released as an ebook & pbook at the same time involves re-converting, usually from a scanned pbook, because publishers don't keep the print-ready version around after the book is out of print.