How Wikipedia Works was written on a MediaWiki wiki. It was laid out in Adobe InDesign. The font is Avenir.
The book was printed and bound at Malloy Incorporated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The paper is Glatfelter Spring Forge 60# Smooth Eggshell, which is certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The book uses a RepKover binding, which allows it to lay flat when open.