How can I print books & booklets using my Mac?

Hi,
I am looking for some way to help me print ebooks from my computer into book-like form factor for easy reading. Below I explain in more detail my needs. Thanks for reading.
Over the past 2 yrs or so I have purchased a number of ebooks, some of them are hundreds of pages. Mostly I read them directly from my computer recently however, I noticed that my eyes have started to get tired quite easily so I decided that at least some of the ebooks I would print. They are not DRM protected, so that is not a problem.
However, despite me printing 2 pages on one sheet of paper I noticed that it is still not as easy to read as a normal book and it does take lots and lots of paper sheets to print to.
So, I began searching (VersionTracker, Google, etc) for some sort of software capable of printing these ebooks as normal (and easy reading books) and preferably 4 pages onto one sheet of paper, 2 pager of each side of the sheet.
This can be done using the normal OS X printing utility but for tens or even hundreds of pages they need to be printed in a certain order so that in the end I could fold them or cut and bind them and have a normally looking book/booklet that is easy to read from.
Despite searching for days I could only find one program (for windows) capable of accomplishing the above mentioned task.
Can anyone recommend me a way that I can print (some) of my ebooks using a Mac or Mac software or "for Mac" software?
I am looking for a Mac-like, reliable and quality solution and preferably less than 50-70 euros that offer trials.
Thank you for your time.
Message was edited by: D.M.

Hi a brody!
Thanks for your fast reply. Yes, this is the software that I mentioned above as being the only one I could find. I emailed them 2 days ago and begged for a trial version for Mac but they denied. That is suspect as it makes me wonder about the quality of the software, especially since it is at version 3 vs. 10 on the windows. I did however downloaded their windows version and played with it for 3 days now. It does the job for me although there are some settings that would not work on a consistent basis (or it could be just me, of course).
So, since they refuse to give me a chance to try their software, I will trust your word on it. Much obliged!
If anyonelse can offer more suggestions, that is appreciated as well.
Thanks.

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