Book Design That Suits Your Story
The perfect book template gets your book reader ready.
The Process
The process is simple, and there’s help every step of the way.
Prep Your Manuscript
Before you use a book design template, get your manuscript spruced up and prepped as much as possible.
Apply the Template
Use a book template, complete with in-template directions & a full instruction guide, to format your book.
Export Final Files
After you’ve laid out your book and proofread for final errors, export your final files and get ready to publish!
Our Designers
Our designers have experience with custom book design and typesetting for traditional book publishers, indie authors, and indie-traditional hybrid authors in a number of genres. We’re excited to make elegant, reader-friendly book design more accessible to a wider range of writers.
Kristy S. Gilbert
Kristy S. Gilbert is a book designer and editor with over a decade’s experience and a deep love of stories.
Caroline Bliss Larsen
Caroline Bliss Larsen is an editor, author, and typesetter. She has designed and typeset books for trade publishers as well as university journals and magazines.
Rachel Hulet
Rachel Hulet divides her time between linguistics, editing, and design work. Living vicariously through the pages of great books, she loves to read adventure and mystery.
Learn More
Learn more about book design choices, genre trends, how to get the most out of your template,
& more on our book design blog.
Book Design in the Wild: The Phlebotomist
There are many places to find book design ideals—design textbooks and blog posts seem happy to provide rules and regulations for creating the perfect book layout. But in my own study, I found that pages set…
Font Licensing for Ebooks
If you’re particular about type design, ebooks can present special challenges because font licensing for ebooks is different (and usually more expensive) than licensing for print book design.
PDF Export Options in InDesign for Print on Demand
Adobe InDesign is the publishing industry’s standard for formatting books, but its versatility means the PDF export options can be intimidating if you’re new to print production. The good news is that you don’t need to…
Happy Authors
“[Looseleaf’s] talents and hard work on the book’s layout and design can be seen on every page.”
—Brandon Sanderson, custom design client
“[Looseleaf] took me through the formatting process with ease and assurance. … As I have used the files to set up both my ebook and hard copy, they go through the review process with ease. … I would use [them] again and again and again.”
—Cynthia Anderson, custom design client