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28 designs — 13 by Bindery’s designers, 15 by the studio’s authors. Start your book inside any of them: the typography, margins and chapter openers are set before your first word. Authors earn a royalty when books in their design are printed.

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Bindery designs

Made by Bindery’s designers, one for every kind of book. Pick the kind you’re making.

Trade NovelA page set in the design Trade Novel
 Trade Novel Bindery house design · Novel The classic fiction paperback: EB Garamond, chapter numbers spelled out in spaced small caps over a hairline, a drop cap where each chapter opens, quiet running heads. EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · drop caps · running heads 14 books started here
NonfictionA page set in the design Nonfiction
 Nonfiction Bindery house design · Nonfiction Ideas, clearly: Source Serif text with Source Sans headings, a large light chapter numeral, numbered sections, a boxed key takeaway, a contents page with leaders — for business, science, self-improvement and how-to. Source Serif + Source Sans · 6 × 9 in · numbered sections · takeaway boxes 7 books started here
MemoirA page set in the design Memoir
 Memoir Bindery house design · Memoir Warm and unhurried: Cochineal on a roomy 6 × 9 page, each chapter opening flush left with its number in grey and its title in a large italic, an epigraph block for the lines a chapter is remembered by. Cochineal · 6 × 9 in · epigraphs · running heads 3 books started here
Literary FictionA page set in the design Literary Fiction
 Literary Fiction Bindery house design · Novel The contemporary literary paperback: Libertinus Serif with real small caps, each chapter opening with a large light numeral and a quiet italic title, no drop caps, short rules between scenes, a contents page without leaders. Libertinus Serif + Fira Sans numerals · 5.5 × 8.5 in · light chapter numerals · no drop caps 3 books started here
Large PrintA page set in the design Large Print
 Large Print Bindery house design · Large print Built to large-print conventions: Charter at 14 point on 20, a short measure, ragged right with no hyphenation, big centred folios and roomy margins — also the right start for a children's chapter book or a first-reader edition. Charter 14 pt · 6 × 9 in · ragged right · no hyphenation 2 books started here
Essays & ColumnsA page set in the design Essays & Columns
 Essays & Columns Bindery house design · Essays For a collection of essays, columns or newsletter issues: Baskerville, every piece opening with an italic title and a small-caps dateline, sub-heads in spaced small caps, a contents page that lists each piece without numbers. Baskerville · 5.5 × 8.5 in · datelines · no chapter numbers 1 book started here
Poetry CollectionA page set in the design Poetry Collection
 Poetry Collection Bindery house design · Poetry A slim pocket collection: Libertinus Serif, no running heads, every poem on its own page with a small-caps title, verse set with a hanging indent so a long line never reads as a new one. Libertinus Serif · 5 × 8 in · a page per poem · hanging verse Be the first to start a book here
Thriller & CrimeA page set in the design Thriller & Crime
 Thriller & Crime Bindery house design · Novel The page-turner: Charter set tight on a full measure, chapters that open with a big bold numeral over a heavy rule, a slug line for time and place, running heads in spaced capitals — nothing slows the eye. Charter · 5.5 × 8.5 in · bold numerals · slug lines Be the first to start a book here
CookbookA page set in the design Cookbook
 Cookbook Bindery house design · Cookbook A 7 × 10 kitchen book: Montserrat headings and Merriweather text, every recipe opening with a yield-and-time line and a headnote, ingredients in a narrow column beside the numbered method so a cook can find their place with floury hands. Merriweather + Montserrat · 7 × 10 in · two-column recipes · headnotes Be the first to start a book here
Textbook & CourseA page set in the design Textbook & Course
 Textbook & Course Bindery house design · Textbook A 7 × 10 teaching book: Source Serif text with Fira Sans headings, a learning-objectives box under every chapter title, numbered sections, worked examples and exercises between rules, key terms in bold with a list at the chapter's end. Source Serif + Fira Sans · 7 × 10 in · objectives boxes · numbered exercises Be the first to start a book here
Children’s Chapter BookA page set in the design Children’s Chapter Book
 Children’s Chapter Book Bindery house design · Children’s For readers of seven to eleven: Merriweather set large and clear, chapter openers with “Chapter 3” big and bold, short lines, no hyphenation, and a place for a drawing on every chapter with a caption in the story’s voice. Merriweather + Fira Sans · 5.5 × 8.5 in · big chapter heads · room for pictures Be the first to start a book here
Guided JournalA page set in the design Guided Journal
 Guided Journal Bindery house design · Journal A book people write in: Montserrat labels and Source Serif prompts, every question followed by ruled lines, day pages with a date line, quote pages to open a section, no running heads — a gratitude journal, a workbook, a planner. Source Serif + Montserrat · 6 × 9 in · ruled prompts · day pages Be the first to start a book here
MagazineA page set in the design Magazine
 MagazineNew Bindery house design · Magazine A full-colour 8.5 × 11 magazine, printed saddle-stitched like the newsstand: a masthead cover with cover lines, a contents page that builds itself, features that open on a colour or photo page and run in two columns with drop caps and pull quotes, three-column news pages, a Q&A, a calendar and ad pages — for a community, club, school, alumni or company magazine. Montserrat Black + Source Serif · 8.5 × 11 in · masthead cover · two- and three-column pages Be the first to start a book here

From authors’ books

The designs of real books written in Bindery. Start yours inside one and its author is credited on your colophon — and earns a small royalty when your book prints, at no cost to you.

Eternal ConflictA page set in the design Eternal Conflict
 Eternal Conflict design by Keith X EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · running heads 2 books started here See a book in this design →
The Wood RemembersA page set in the design The Wood Remembers
 The Wood RemembersNew design by Quinn Perrey EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · running heads 1 book started here See a book in this design →
The Unseen WarA page set in the design The Unseen War
 The Unseen WarNew design by James Childers EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The Dark TraceA page set in the design The Dark Trace
 The Dark TraceNew design by Elias North EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The Long ShadowA page set in the design The Long Shadow
 The Long ShadowNew design by Elias North Latin Modern · 5.25 × 8 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
My Social MediaA page set in the design My Social Media
 My Social Media design by Toni Tenneal Latin Modern · 8.5 × 8.5 in · running heads childrens Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Old SoulA page set in the design Old Soul
 Old Soul design by Keith X EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Wealth of the Soul: Cultivating Happiness and Health on theA page set in the design Wealth of the Soul: Cultivating Happiness and Health on the
 Wealth of the Soul: Cultivating Happiness and Health on the design by Noreen Kosur Latin Modern · 6 × 9 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The Last ProtocolA page set in the design The Last Protocol
 The Last Protocol design by Hunter carnett Latin Modern · 6 × 9 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The Labyrinth's DaughterA page set in the design The Labyrinth's Daughter
 The Labyrinth's Daughter design by Jack Mercer EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · drop caps · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The Double-Headed DragonA page set in the design The Double-Headed Dragon
 The Double-Headed Dragon design by Catherine Yanovsky EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · drop caps · running heads · two columns Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The CorporationA page set in the design The Corporation
 The Corporation design by James Smith 6 × 9 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
A Fortress of Ash and IronA page set in the design A Fortress of Ash and Iron
 A Fortress of Ash and Iron design by Melissa Haines EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · drop caps · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Last Act LiesA page set in the design Last Act Lies
 Last Act Lies design by Charm Crafters 6 × 9 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Dr. ToddA page set in the design Dr. Todd
 Dr. Todd design by Todd A. Smith, DO EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · running heads Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →