Free Templates for Writers

Save your quote to get the best book writing template for your book printing needs.

Book cover templates

In order to receive a book cover template, you will need to price out your book in our online quoter so we can determine which interior template will work best for your book type. BookBaby will calculate your book’s spine width based on the specifications you select when configuring your book along with the number of pages in the uploaded text/body file.

If you’re having trouble getting your book cover template to format properly, our friendly staff is more than willing to help.

If you’re having trouble getting your book cover to format properly, our friendly staff is more than willing to help.

Book templates for interior text

These book templates are only for the body of your book (i.e. your book content) and do not include the book cover template.

Click the "download" button to get a .ZIP file that contains our Microsoft Word book layout design templates in multiple design programs.
Save this to your computer.
Then unzip to get access to the templates.

The best way to ensure your book will look great is to save your project and get a quote. Our team is dedicated to top quality book printing and will provide all guidelines for the printing process, including book cover templates, book content template, and layout.

After you save your quote and begin working with BookBaby, our specialists will make sure that your self-published book comes out perfectly. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

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Book design templates

Pocket Book

4.25" x 6.87"

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Digest

5.5" x 8.5"

POD READY

Available in Hardcover

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US Trade

6" x 9"

POD READY

Available in Hardcover

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Comic Book

6.625" x 10.25"

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US Letter

8.5" x 11"

POD READY

Available in Hardcover

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Portrait

8" x 10"

Available in Hardcover

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Large Portrait

9" x 12"

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Small Square

7.5" x 7.5"

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Square

8.5" x 8.5"

POD READY

Available in Hardcover

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Large Square

10" x 10"

Available in Hardcover

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Landscape

9" x 7"

POD READY

Available in Hardcover

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Landscape

11" x 8.5"

Available in Hardcover

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Landscape

12" x 9"

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Promotional material templates

Poster

11" x 17"

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Poster

18" x 24"

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Bookmark

1.75" x 7"

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Working in Apple Pages? Click here for assistance with using our manuscript template.

Using our free book templates

Get the formatting of your book looking great the first time with our free book template. Download our helpful Book Printing Preparation Checklist PDF.

We offer book templates for use with the following design programs: Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, and Microsoft Word
All text files must be submitted in our book layout templates.
All files and images should be high resolution (300 PPI) and converted to CMYK color.
Save B&W images in Grayscale color mode.
Remove the book template guidelines before saving and uploading the final PDF design.
All fonts must be embedded.
For the majority of our trim sizes we recommend left and right margins no less than 7/8ths (0.875). Page Bleed is 1/8". To see what the recommended margins are for your trim size, please download and open your template.
Microsoft Word users: If you are copying and pasting text from another Word document into our Word book template page, be sure to use Word’s Paste Special command instead of the default Paste command. Using the default Paste command will change the size of the destination page to the size of your source page.

Finished text files must be submitted in PDF format.
When exporting your final PDF for submission, we recommend exporting your PDFs using the PDF/X-4 preset available in every layout application. Learn how to export a PDF.

If you have files that are setup to a trim size not included in our standard layout templates listed on this page, please contact our customer support team for a custom quote. The book templates listed on this page represent our standard trim sizes but we do print and bind most trim sizes up to and including 9” x 12” in both softcover and case bound formats. We also offer professional in-house book cover design and text design/formatting services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a book template?

A book template helps authors to format the interior of their books before publishing. Think about a template as the structure for your book; the best book writing template creates the foundation for you to fill in the blanks with your written words.

At BookBaby, we offer free book templates for authors who use Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, and Microsoft Word. But besides a free template, the best way to ensure your book is professionally prepared and ready for publish is to save a quote, or contact one of our Publishing Specialists today!

What are the benefits of using a book design template?

A book template shapes the interior of your book. Depending on the genre of your book, you'd want the layout to match the content. For example, you wouldn't want your cookbook to be laid out the same as say, a romance novel – it wouldn't make sense for your readers and wouldn't show the entirety of your work. Having a template as your book's structure helps to provide an overall better experience for your readers.

What should I do in preparation of downloading a book template?

Our book templates are for use with Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, and Microsoft Word. To prepare your book for its template, you'll want to first make sure that your interior text PDF files are in a single page format.

Your book's page numbers should also end on an even number – left side pages should be even numbered, while right side pages should be odd numbered. For more details, download our free book printing checklist so that you can ensure your files are properly prepared and your book is ready for publishing. Explore our book self-publishing services so your books can hit the shelves as soon as possible.

How can promotional material templates help with book sales?

Promotional materials can help with book sales in the same way you might think of business cards or a billboard on the highway. Bookmarks with your book's title and perhaps a slogan and website can entice readers to check out your book online and make a purchase. Posters can help to catch consumers' eyes as they walk by at a book fair. The more ways you can get your book in front of readers, the better!

Free Templates for Writers

Save your quote to get the best book writing template for your book printing needs.

Book cover templates

If you’re having trouble getting your book cover to format properly, our friendly staff is more than willing to help.

Book templates for interior text