While there is no “standard” book size, below you’ll find a few templates using Adobe InDesign to help you get started.
These are meant to be a guide – they use standard paper sizes folded in half, but your books can be as small or big (up to 13×9.5in) as you’d like. Feel free to use these templates to get started, and change the size in “document setting” to the size of the book you want to make.
Detailed exporting information for all Booklets is located in our How To Booklet for Saddle Stitch.
Half Letter Saddle Stitch Booklet – No Bleed: 5.5″x8.5″
This template is set up so that your book is exactly 5.5×8.5 inches, which is a letter size sheet of paper folded in half. There is no cutting required, because nothing in your booklet goes all the way to edge of the page (cut line). The white border in this template represents the printer margin, the edges of the paper where nothing can get printed.
Half Letter Saddle Stitch Booklet – Full Bleed: 5.5″x8.5″
This template is set up so that your book will be exactly 5.5×8.5 inches, but printed all the way to the edge of the paper. This means your book will be printed on a larger sheet and cut down to size. Make sure anything in your book that goes all the way to the edge of the page is extended to the bleed line. For more information about bleed check out our crops and bleed info page.
Letter Saddle Stitch Booklet – No Bleed: 8.5″x11″
This template is set up so that your book is exactly 8.5×11 inches, which is a tabloid size sheet of paper folded in half. There is no cutting required, because nothing in your booklet goes all the way to edge of the page (cut line). The white border in this template represents the printer margin, the edges of the paper where nothing can get printed.
Letter Saddle Stitch Booklet – Full Bleed: 8.5″x11″
This template is set up so that your book will be exactly 5.5×8.5 inches, but printed all the way to the edge of the paper. This means your book will be printed on a larger sheet and cut down to size. Make sure anything in your book that goes all the way to the edge of the page is extended to the bleed line. For more information about bleed check out our crops and bleed info page.