Scandbook AB (SBOK)

What Scandbook AB (SBOK) does

Scandbook AB is a Northern European book printing company that produces monochrome paperback and hardcover books for publishers, authors, and educators. The company operates three printing houses located in Falun (Sweden), Klaipėda (Lithuania), and Viborg (Denmark), and ships finished books weekly to 18 countries. Its core product set comprises four binding formats — paperback, hardcover, paperback with flaps, and hardcover with jacket — supported by in-house prepress services (file preparation, print-ready PDF tooling) and integrated logistics.

The business model is B2B contract printing: publishers submit files directly through a website portal that allows selection of destination plant, and Scandbook handles production through delivery under quote-based commercial terms (pricing is not publicly disclosed). A differentiated feature set is the company's dense ESG credentialing — SBTi-approved Science-Based Targets, ISO 27001, FSC, PEFC, Sedex, FAMA, and Climate-calc certifications — which qualifies it for publishers operating under sustainability procurement mandates.

The company's strategic posture is one of consolidation and platform-building rather than technology disruption. The March 2026 acquisition of Nörhaven Book added Nordic production capacity, and the launch of a five-language corporate website (EN/SE/LT/DE/DK) with publisher-side tooling (Pallet Calculator, Prepress Settings) reflects a deliberate channel build-out. A US contact point at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Suite 300, indicates early-stage geographic reach beyond Northern Europe. Operational signals point to an established, asset-heavy printing platform; however, investor disclosures, headcount totals, and financial scale are not provided in the source material.

Name

Scandbook AB (SBOK)

Legal name

Scandbook AB

Website

https://scandbook.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scandbook AB is a Northern European book printing company operating three monochrome book manufacturing plants in Sweden, Lithuania, and Denmark. It serves publishers, authors, and educators with paperback and hardcover formats, weekly deliveries to 18 countries, and SBTi-validated ESG credentials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Printing and Manufacturing

NAICS

Books Printing (323117), Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Book Printing (2732), Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Book printing services
• Book manufacturing
• Monochrome printing
• Paperback production
• Hardcover binding

Headquarters

HQ city

Falun

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book Printing Services: ScandBook generates revenue through printing services for publishers, offering various book formats including paperback, hardcover, paperback with flaps, and hardcover with dust jacket. The company operates printing houses in Sweden, Lithuania, and Denmark, providing production capacity for book manufacturing with logistics and prepress services included.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Scandbook AB operates three printing houses in Sweden, Lithuania, and Denmark that produce monochrome printed books, including paperbacks, hardcovers, and other bound book formats. The company serves publishers, authors, and educators with contract book manufacturing services, focused on trade and educational titles. The business is structured around physical book production capacity distributed across the Nordic and Baltic regions.

Product overview

Scandbook AB is a book printing company operating a multi-location production platform across three printing houses in Northern Europe (Falun Sweden, Klaipėda Lithuania, and Viborg Denmark). The core product portfolio consists of four book format types: Paperback, Hardcover, Paperback with flaps, and Hardcover with jacket. These products are supported by complementary services including Prepress (file preparation, print-ready PDF guidance) and Logistics (delivering to 18 countries weekly). The company positions itself as a leading monochrome book producer in Northern Europe, serving authors, publishers, educators, and readers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paperback book printing Monochrome contract printing of paperback books for publishers, authors, and educators, produced at Scandbook's three printing houses in Sweden, Lithuania, and Denmark.
• Hardcover book printing Monochrome contract printing and binding of hardcover books for trade and educational publishers, with production distributed across Sweden, Lithuania, and Denmark.
• Special-edition book printing Customized monochrome printing and binding for special-edition and short-run book titles, serving authors, academic publishers, and educational institutions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nörhaven BookmajorOthers · 1 January 2026ScandBook acquired Nörhaven Book in 2026, expanding their production capacity and market presence in the book printing industry. This acquisition strengthens their position as a leading monochrome book producer in Northern Europe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Livonia Print: Baltic-based printing company offering book printing and finishing services to European publishers. Comparable to ScandBook's Baltic operations as a regional book printing competitor with overlapping customer base.
• Ozas (UAB Ozas): Lithuanian printing company producing books, magazines, and commercial print. Comparable to ScandBook's Klaipėda operations as a regional competitor in the Baltic book printing market, though broader in product mix.
• Jelgava Printing House: Baltic regional printing company producing books, packaging, and commercial print. Comparable to ScandBook as a Baltic-region book printer serving publishers, though with broader product diversification.

Direct peers

• Versa Press: US-based book printing company specializing in hardcover and paperback production for publishers. Comparable to ScandBook as a dedicated book printer offering multi-format binding services (casebound, perfect bound) to trade and academic publishers.
• CPI Group (CPI Books): One of Europe's largest book printing groups with multiple production sites across the UK and continental Europe, offering paperback and hardcover printing services to publishers — directly comparable to ScandBook in product, customer base, and multi-site European operating model.
• Walsworth Publishing: US-based book printing specialist producing hardcover and paperback books for publishers across educational, trade, and children's segments. Comparable to ScandBook in book-only product focus, B2B publisher model, and integrated prepress-through-shipping service offering.
• GGP Media (Bertelsmann Printing Group): German-based book printing specialist owned by Bertelsmann, producing hardcovers, paperbacks, and specialty book formats for major European publishers. Comparable to ScandBook as a dedicated European book printer with similar product formats and B2B publisher customers.

Broad incumbents

• Quad/Graphics: Large US-based printing services company with book manufacturing capabilities among other categories. Comparable to ScandBook in book printing service delivery but with a much broader portfolio including magazines, catalogs, and direct mail.
• Transcontinental Printing: Large North American printing platform operating across books, retail, and packaging. Comparable to ScandBook as a book printing provider for publishers, but significantly broader in scope and geography than ScandBook's Northern European focus.
• Mondo Estero / Mondadori Printing: Italian publishing and printing group with significant book production capacity serving European publishers. Comparable to ScandBook in European book printing focus but operates as a vertically integrated publisher-printer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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