How to Use LM Book: Plan, Write, Design, and Export a Complete Book

You will move from a blank project to a structured manuscript with publishing information, design choices, and real export files kept in one recoverable LM project.

Before you start

Create a new LM Book project and choose the kind of book you are making. The tool supports multiple starting paths and keeps the manuscript, structure, book matter, covers, and export decisions together.

Step 1: Choose the book path

Select the starting type that best matches the book: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, Christian or faith, cookbook, journal or planner, children’s, study guide, documentary or true story, or custom.

Step 2: Define the promise and structure

Use the planning framework that fits the project, then set the working title, target length, and structural approach before polishing individual pages.

Step 3: Write in the chapter binder

Create and reorder chapters, write in the rich editor, keep chapter notes, and add supported images or charts where they genuinely serve the reader.

Step 4: Build the publishing matter

Turn front and back matter on or off deliberately and fill in the sections your book actually needs, including title, copyright, introduction, acknowledgements, author information, resources, or discussion material.

Step 5: Choose the interior and cover references

Set trim size, interior style, and page density. Add front and back cover art references so the project carries the publishing decisions with the manuscript.

Step 6: Preview and export

Review the reading order, then generate the available print-oriented PDF and reflowable EPUB. Inspect each file in a separate reader or destination before considering it finished.

Make the workflow better

• Do not wait until the end to think about front matter.

• Finish a rough draft before endlessly polishing chapter one.

• Inspect exports in the destination where readers will actually open them.

• Use versions before a major structural rewrite.

Questions people ask

Can LM Book export PDF and EPUB?

The current beta includes print-oriented PDF output and a reflowable EPUB 3 package from the book project.

Does LM Book publish directly to every retailer or printer?

No. Destination-specific requirements such as bleed, spine, barcode, retailer policy, and final upload rules still need to be checked for the service you choose.