"To produce a book" means to go through the process of creating a book, including writing or gathering the content, designing the layout, printing, and making it available for people to read or buy. Full definition
Some even demand ALL rights — including electronic, audio, film, and foreign — even though they have no plans of producing your book in those formats. (annerallen.com)
The readers who like my book are those who are authors with a side business of producing books for other authors. (bergsland.org)
The author shares the cost of producing the book with the publisher. (ourlittlebooks.com)