Free Indie Author Templates
Everything you need to turn a manuscript into a print book, free: cover templates, interior layouts, a printable cover template, a checklist and a formatting guide.
Book cover templates
224 free full-wrap cover templates (front, spine and back) in 12 genres, sized to your exact book.
Browse cover templatesPrintable KDP cover template
Enter your trim size, page count and paper to download a 300 DPI cover template showing the bleed, spine, safe area and barcode box.
Make my cover templateBook interior styles
Import your Word file into Interior Studio and pick a book style. Margins are set to your printer's own rules, and you see real printed pages as you go.
Open Interior StudioManuscript checklist
A printable checklist for grammar, front matter, interior, cover and the final checks before upload.
Get the checklistFree calculators
Spine width, cover size, margins and bleed, image DPI, and word count to page count.
See all free toolsCover templates by genre
Thriller & Mystery (42)Romance (28)Fantasy (28)Sci-Fi (28)Horror (14)Literary Fiction (42)Memoir & Biography (42)Non-fiction & Business (56)Self-help & Faith (56)Children's (14)Poetry (42)Western & Historical (14)
Templates done? Make sure the printer says yes.
SparkPrep checks your cover and interior against Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press and Lulu rules, explains every problem in plain English and fixes what it can. Built by an author whose own book was rejected 18 times.
Check my book filesQuick answers
Where can I get free book templates for KDP?
SparkPrep has free cover templates sized for KDP, a printable KDP cover template generator, and a free interior layout tool. All are free to use.
Are these templates really free?
Yes. Designing with the templates, fonts and tools is free. A free preview download is included; the print-ready files come with a SparkPrep book.
Do the templates work for IngramSpark too?
Yes. Cover Studio and Interior Studio work for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press and Lulu, using each printer's own numbers.
SparkPrep is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press or Lulu.