Below you will find our free microsoft word book templates for the inside pages. The templates with sample content include formatted front matter e. In this video ill show you how to set page size, margins and gutter as well as the right sizes for novels and nonfiction books. Download the 6x9 one, which has all the margins and page sizes set properly, and follow the instructions. If you are using a desktop publishing program like quark or pagemaker, set up your margins in the setup menu. Youll also find stylish chapter opening pages and a contents page, as well as professional typesetting already set up.
With masters, page numbers, margins and a bleed already included you can focus on simply getting your story onto the page. However, i recommend increasing the inside margin the margin closest to the binding. There are spots there for you to set up your left margin, your right margin, and your gutter. Book manuscript format templates interior book design. Based on your book s page count, the minimum margin requirements are below. Walk through setting up page size and margins based on your trim size and page count. Depending on the font you choose, a good font size for an adult print book of any trim. Is there a required or recommended margin and should the margin on the left be bigger because it will be close to the book binding. But when you format your book, the layout of your content, structure and readability is just as important as the content itself. If you are struggling to find a page size that you think is suitable for your book, then head over to our other post for more information hardback and paperback. Free book template microsoft word book templates video.
If youre unsure about which size to choose for your book, bformat is a pretty safe bet. If you want help formatting the other parts, see our stepbystep guides for preparing your manuscript in word for windows and mac. Printondemand charges per page, not per square inch of paper, so a 200 page book at 5 x 8 is about twice as expensive as a 100 page book at 8 x 10. What typeface you should use depends on the content of the book. That being said, this range is true for most books always do the research into comparable books and price your book accordingly. We explain two easy methods to estimate your book s page count. On the following pages are some typical book sizes, showing their dimensions and how to set up page margins.
Go to page layout, select margins and set them to mirrored. Build your book format a paperback manuscript word for windows. Perfect bound pages and paperback cover glued together at spine saddle stitch pages and paperback cover stapled together along spine, one inside the other 48 pages max and premium color only. Xlibris also has an inflated and weird delta between page ranges. The video and stepbystep instructions explain how to set page size and margins for books with and. The margins take up a lot of room which cause the puzzles to be small. Standard book sizes inside page specifications publishme.
This after setting the paper size, at 6 by 9 inches. A 150 page book will not need an inner margin as wide as a 400 page book. My font style is garamound and i am sort of on a inebriate on whether to make it size 11. The spacing in printed books is usually a little more than single spacing, but not quite 1. Book trim sizes for printondemand books mill city press. As noted above with font choice, using equal margins is a rule to keep novices out.
Standard book sizes, dimension, and specifications chart. Formatting a book in microsoft word book formatting made easy. A good, basic page layout is to leave 34inch margins on the outside edges and allow a 1inch margin. Using classic margins and printing a few more pages per book adds negligible cost while giving pod publishers a competitive edge. Amazon provides print templates for paperback books. Try to get the text in the exact middle of the page same left and right margins, same top and bottom margins. The stepbystep guide to formatting your print book for kdp. This is so because every book starts with a right page the left one is the cover and thats printed separately. To get this to my editor, i have to find a way to keep all the chapter titles at the top of a new page and the end of the chapter to always end on a page.
This video is specific to paperback books with no bleed. I was wondering what is the best and looks best line spacing for a 6x9 book. Basic book designmargins wikibooks, open books for an. Set your document size to the book size you plan on publishing, then include a top and bottom margin of. How to set the margins in word for your book printing project. Page layout size more paper sizes page setup margins.
You will need a template for the inside pages of the book, and a template for the outside cover of your book. Basic book designmargins wikibooks, open books for an open. Understanding book layouts and page margins describes typical margins for a standard 6 inch by 9 inch trade paperback, including createspace book layout specifications. This is the first video in my book formatting series. A standard us paperback novel is typically printed as a 6 in. A print book paperback or hardcoveris not a school report, a white paper for the company, a newsletter, or a thesis. This particular book happened to be fairly thick 356 pages so i set the gutter to 0. So what you need to do in order to set the gutter for your book correctly is use outside margins in your word file and not the gutter option. If createspace gave you a formula for calculating how much margin you need per extra page it would be far too. But first youll want to know approximately how many pages your finished book will have. Picking a popular trim size for your book ingramspark. This free book template includes an easytoedit set of interior pages for a paperback or softcover.
Please supply a single a4 pdf file with each page in the pdf as a single page. Bformat books are probably the most widely circulated in the uk, being the industry standard for most paperback fiction. Jacketed case laminate pages glued to hardcover at ends with the option to design what prints on the cover beneath the jacket. The reason for this is because it will depend on your finished book s page size. Before sending your book to print, you will need to layout the book. Estimate your page count book designer fiona raven. One reason to choose one trim size over another would be print pricing. A standard is to set the left and right margins at a half inch each, and to then have a quarter inch gutter. At diggypod, we offer free book templates for the author wanting to publish a book. This looks good if you have a running header but no running footer. By colin dunbar with our page size set, we continue with the global settings, and in this post we cover page layout and margins. I prefer equal margins, to maximize use of the page and reduce page count.
The page count for your print edition matters because the more pages there are, the more expensive each copy of the book will be. The font is probably 8 or 10 point, depending on the font. Margins, font size, and line spacing for a paperback novel. Setting a gutter margin getting your book published. These inner margins are called gutter margins, based on the gutterlike shape they create in the middle of the book. How to set the retail price of your book mill city press. On these, for a 6x9 book, the margins are as follows. I have looked around the site a bit but i cant really find an answer im looking for. The client has told me that the book should be formatted to be 6x9, but ive looked around different forums and it seems that everyone has their own preferred margins is there no industry standard. Professional book designers will object that books traditionally have a narrower top margin and a wider bottom margin.
A good, basic page layout is to leave 34inch margins on the outside edges and allow a 1inch margin on the inside, spine edge. A page in this case means the actual piece of paper, or. Whats the lowest size i can make margins without risking content being cut off. How should i set the inside margin for my 5x8 book with. As indies, we dont tend to have as many people checking our books, so more typos can slip through. Discover what size your book should be and if thats comparable to the standard book sizes in publishing. For example, a 6x9 book will take up fewer pages than a 5x8 book. If youre creating collateral pieces like custom envelopes to go with your finished book, please refer to the. Are there standard margin sizes for specific book page sizes.
Our printing and binding process requires minimum margin settings of. By colin dunbar naturally, the quality of the content of your book is the number 1 priority. Books in traditional publishing houses tend to go through seven rounds of checking, done by editors, proofreaders, etc. Build your book format a paperback manuscript word for. In a word document, however, the margin sizes must be adjusted accordingly for even and odd pages to achieve. Learn the standard book trim sizes for printondemand pod books, and how binding, paper type, and interior color options affect trim size options. Having said that, i would seriously think about finding another publisher, unless you happen to live in belgium, where theyre based. This will make it easier if you want 2sided pages, like in a book. After much research, ive determined the settings i will use for my book. How to format a book for printing top tips on book formatting.
The blank templates have the page size and margins set. How to set page size, margins and gutter book formatting. These sizes are only guidelines to approximate sizing, and should not be used in order to design an actual book or magazine. These have provided a historical backbone for classic architecture and were adopted. The margins are different because the margin closest to the binding of the book the inner margins must to be larger than the outer so that the text doesnt get cut off from being too close to the binding. Page margins make a difference because certain shapes and proportions are naturally pleasing to the eye. The video and stepbystep instructions explain how to set page size and margins for books with and without bleed. Understanding book layouts and page margins describes typical margins for a standard 6 inch by 9 inch trade paperback, including. Heres a simple way to calculate your book s approximate page count using the word count of your manuscript. If you are using a desktop publishing program like quark or pagemaker, set up your margins.
Understanding book layouts and page margins the book designer. I am writing a 6x9 us paperback book in which i have downloaded a random 6x9 template. Calculate book page count using word count for book design. The reason is there are many factors that can affect the page count including trim size, lineheight, font size, the font used on the body content, and numerous other factors. For more information on bleed see our print options help page. The standard size for most trade paperback books is 6x9. Likewise, a 402 page book shouldnt really need inner margins larger than a 400 page book. To do this, go to the page layout tab, click margins, and then select custom margins. Ingramspark print book options customize your self.