Book Layout Templates

Specifications:

• 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.
• The left and right text margins for manuscript pages should not be less than 7/8ths (0.875). Page Bleed is 1/8".
• 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.

PDF Export Settings

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.