Free Word Ebook Template

A ready-made Word file for a book-style ebook, with the page size, margins and heading styles already set.

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Three pages of the Word ebook template: the cover, the table of contents and a chapter page with a table and image placeholder

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What is inside

A "How to use this template" page to delete before you publish
A cover page and a title page, made with styles (no images to replace)
A copyright page with placeholder wording and a line for an ISBN
An automatic table of contents that links to every chapter
An introduction, three sample chapters and a closing chapter
In each chapter: two sections, a pull quote, a bulleted list, a table, an image with a caption and a numbered "Try this" box
A call to action page and an about the author page
US Letter pages with 1 inch margins, Georgia body text at 11 pt with 1.15 line spacing

How to use this template

1Open the file in Microsoft Word.
2Replace each line in [square brackets] with your own words. Click in a line and type over it, so the style stays.
3Make each chapter title a Heading 1 and each section title a Heading 2 (Home, Styles). Heading 1 starts every chapter on a new page.
4Update the table of contents: right-click it, choose Update Field, then Update entire table.
5Change a font or color everywhere at once by changing the style: right-click the style in the Styles gallery and choose Modify.
6Save it as a PDF: File, Save As, then choose PDF.

How to set up an ebook in Word from scratch

If you would rather start from a blank document, these settings give you the same result.

Page size. Go to Layout, Size. Use Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) for a guide or lead magnet that people read on screen or print at home. For a book-style layout, choose More Paper Sizes and set 6 by 9 inches, a common book size.
Margins. Go to Layout, Margins. 1 inch on every side suits a Letter page. On a 6 by 9 page, about 0.75 inch is a good starting point.
Body text. Set the Normal style to 11 or 12 pt in a common font such as Georgia, Arial or Calibri, with 1.15 line spacing (Home, Line and Paragraph Spacing).
Headings. Use Heading 1 for chapter titles and Heading 2 for sections. The table of contents and the navigation pane are built from them.
New pages. Start each chapter on a new page from the Heading 1 style: right-click Heading 1, Modify, Format, Paragraph, Line and Page Breaks, then tick Page break before. Put a page break (Insert, Page Break) after the cover, title page and copyright page.
Table of contents. Click where it should go, then References, Table of Contents.
Save as PDF. File, Save As, then PDF.

Word to EPUB or Kindle

A Word file is a good starting point, not a finished ebook. A PDF keeps your layout exactly, which suits a guide people download from your website. Ebook stores want text that reflows to fit each screen.

Amazon KDP accepts .docx files for Kindle ebooks and says most of them convert well. Use simple styles, no page numbers and a linked table of contents. Our Kindle ebook template is set up that way.
Kindle Create is Amazon's free app. It imports a Word file and lets you style it for Kindle before you upload.
Whichever you choose, check the result in Amazon's free Kindle Previewer before you publish.

Source: KDP, supported ebook formats.

Word ebook template FAQ

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How do I create an ebook in Microsoft Word?

Start from a template like this one, or set the page size and margins in Layout, use Heading 1 for chapters and Heading 2 for sections, and add a table of contents from References. Write your chapters, then save as PDF or upload the .docx to a store such as Amazon KDP.

How do I format an ebook in Word?

Use styles for everything: Normal for body text, Heading 1 for chapter titles and Heading 2 for sections. Set spacing and page breaks in the styles rather than pressing Enter or Tab, so the layout stays tidy and converts cleanly.

How do I format a Word document into an ebook format?

For a PDF ebook, use File, Save As, PDF. For Kindle, keep the .docx simple (styles, a linked table of contents, no page numbers) and upload it to KDP, or open it in Kindle Create first.

How can I convert a Word document to an ebook format?

Upload the .docx to Amazon KDP, which converts it to a Kindle ebook, or use Kindle Create. For other stores you need an EPUB: free tools such as Koobe’s Word to EPUB converter can make one from a .docx.

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