DIY Book Formats
DIY Book Formats is a site by author Derek Murphy that gives away 6x9 Word and InDesign interior templates and sells a larger premium template pack.
At a glance
- Price
- Free tier, paid from $47 one-time (Free starter pack. The premium template pack is listed as normally $47; the page also shows a $17 promotional price.)
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- Yes
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Writing & Formatting
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
The free pack has five Word and InDesign templates at 6x9 with styles, margins and page numbers set, plus video tutorials; you add your text and export the print PDF yourself, and the site links a free converter for the EPUB. It is not software, and the site itself recommends a formatter like Vellum for ebooks. The free templates are a lead-in to an email list and paid courses at Creativindie, and the Vellum links on the page are affiliate links.
Best for
- Trying DIY paperback formatting in Word at no cost
Pros
- Free starter templates with video walkthroughs
- Blog covers KDP margins, gutters and trim sizes
Cons
- Templates are 6x9 by default; other trims need manual resizing
- Heavy email-list and upsell funnel, with affiliate links to Vellum
Alternatives
- Book Design Templates: Book Design Templates sells pre-designed book interior templates for Word, Pages, InDesign and Affinity Publisher, sized to standard print-on-demand trims.
- Atticus: Atticus is a cross-platform book writing and formatting app that exports print-ready PDF and EPUB, sold for a one-time price.
- Vellum: Vellum is a Mac-only book formatter known for polished ebook and print output, sold for a one-time price.
- Microsoft Word: Microsoft Word is a word processor that KDP accepts directly for ebooks and that can set custom page sizes for print interiors exported to PDF.
Sources
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