How to Print Your Book at Home
Print the home & screen PDF on your own printer on US Letter paper, trim each page to 8.5 × 8.5 in, and staple or bind it. Ready in an evening.
- File to use
- Home & screen PDF
- You get
- A home-made book
- Good for
- Tonight, or extra copies
Step by step
- 1
Download the home & screen PDF.
- 2
Load heavy matte paper: about 32 lb / 120 gsm for the pages, cardstock or matte photo paper for the cover.
- 3
Print at “Actual size” (100%), centered, one page per sheet.
- 4
Trim 2.5 in off the long edge of each sheet so the page is 8.5 in square.
- 5
Stack the pages in order and staple along the left edge, or punch and tie them with ribbon.
Good to know
- Most home printers can’t print right to the edge, so expect a thin white border, or trim to about 8.25 in square.
- Print one page per sheet, or test one sheet first if you print double-sided, to check the ink doesn’t show through.
- Don’t use the print-shop PDF at home: its pages are 8.75 in wide and won’t fit letter paper.
Checked November 2026.