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Choose a cover style

Start with the overall look. You can change it later without losing your text.

On a phone, your photo is placed for you. We centre and crop it to fit the cover neatly. If you would like to move or resize the photo yourself, open this designer on a computer — everything you do here is saved, so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

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Cover style

Pick the look that fits your book.

Step 2
Title & names
Design tools
Font & style
Editing layer
Title
Subtitle
Name
Typeface
Suggested for Classic
All typefaces
Playfair Playfair Display
Cormorant Cormorant Garamond
EB Garamond EB Garamond
CINZEL Cinzel - Formal
Baskerville Libre Baskerville
Lora Lora - Warm Serif
Merriweather Merriweather
Crimson Crimson Text
Bodoni Moda Bodoni Moda
Spectral Spectral
Old Standard Old Standard TT
Cardo Cardo - Classical
Gilda Gilda Display
Philosopher Philosopher
Unna Unna
Dancing Dancing Script
Great Vibes Great Vibes
Sacramento Sacramento
Tangerine Tangerine
RALEWAY Raleway - Modern
MONTSERRAT Montserrat
JOSEFIN Josefin Sans
TENOR Tenor Sans
Style
Size
-
38 pt
+
Alignment
Text color
Dots mark colors that work well for this template. Any color can be used.
Custom
Cover color
Background

Sets the digital preview color. For printed hardcovers, add the Linen wrap upgrade on the right — it replaces this with a curated set of physical cloth colors.

Custom color

Choose format and materials

Use the panel on the right to choose hardcover, softcover, or spiral, then set any linen and foil options.

Review the print proof

Check the front, spine, and back preview. The proof is shown at the printed size, 6 x 9 inches, with the trim edges marked.

Proof views
Spine & back
Spine text
The Memory Binding logo is fixed at the bottom of the spine.
Back cover
The transparent Memory Binding logo is fixed at the bottom of every back cover.
Your book so far
Front and end pages are included free
$99
Live proof - 6 x 9
front spine back
drag text elements to reposition
Classic keepsake cover Balanced title, honoree name, spine text, and safe-area guides are shown before saving.
Book title
Premium foil-style title treatment shown with trim-safe proof guides.
Materials
Book format
Choose your format
Hardcover
from $99
Case laminate boards - spine - ribbon marker - gloss or matte
Most popular
Softcover
from $55
Perfect bound - spine - gloss or matte laminate
Best value
Spiral
from $45
Coil bound - opens fully flat - no spine - max 400 pages
Lay-flat Photo-heavy books
Linen wrap upgrade
Replaces cover color with physical cloth · foil stamped spine text
+$40
Cover feel Soft-touch matte with protective laminate.
Spine A title can be printed on the spine once the book reaches 80 pages.
Proof Paperback exports with 0.125 in bleed; hardcover exports with case-wrap allowance.
Print readiness

Cover text

Title, subtitle, and honoree name are editable.
Ready

Spine and binding

Spine appears for hardcover and softcover formats.
Review

Photo cover

Optional for photo templates; customers can upload later.
Optional
Estimated page count
First 50 pages included · +$10 per additional 50 pages · Update this once all contributions are in.
BindingHardcover
TemplateClassic
FontPlayfair Display
Est. from $99

Final price is confirmed when you approve your print proof — no surprises.