P: Ability to create custom book templates/sizes from scratch

I'm happy to announce that I created an online tool that allows you to create your own templates using some DTP software. It's still in its early stages and I welcome feedback. Hope you find it useful!

http://ferdinand.veldmans.com/page2lr.php

We need to be able to input custom size pages for the book module.

I'd like to be able to create a book in LR to my design and not be limited to the supplied presets with minor adjustments. Now if Blurb supply the templates, why don't they also give you the same facilities as in their own Book Wright? That's more akin to the InDesign plugin = greater freedom!

I gave up on the Blurb plugin in LR and would suggest that others follow suit and use Bookwright. The plugin has only one benefit for me, and that is the ability to start laying out my 2 page spreads using my raw images from LR. To actually build a book, use Bookwright where you can make your own templates. There are still a few glitches with Bookwright, but I was satisfied with the results I got. With Bookwright you can use RGB, not just sRGB in the photos you place in the book. I think mine came out fine using ProPhoto RGB, with sufficient saturation and contrast: http://www.blurb.com/b/7645948-the-namib-desert

Hi Lightroom's developpers ! Best wishes for 2017 and specially find a way to let us edit the page templates in the book module :-), you will satisfy all your fans !!!

Well it's 5 years now and still nothing towards enabling Custom Book sizes and being able to create page layouts within the book without the need for templates. If Blurb requires templates then leave that aspect in there for those still happy to get their books printed through Blurb but PLEASE provide a Custom book option to allow user total freedom of book design and layout.  If Aperture can provide total freedom in Book layout design then surely Lightroom can facilitate the same freedom.  Restricting users to having to use templates is just an exercise in control freakdom (sic). 

Chris

... non open source coder in the world since 5 year to "fix" this ? that's frustrated...

Incredibly disappointing that nothing has changed in 5 years.  That's right FIVE YEARS.  Clearly Adobe simply do not care that this thread is pleading for Custom Books and Templates.  When I recently opened Lightroom I was asked if I would recommend Lightroom and also what would make the product better.  My comment was that the Book module needs to allow Custom Book sizes and Custom template design.  Users want to be able to place images and text wherever they want on the page at any angle and any size within the confines of the book size.  This idea that you restrict users to built in book sizes and templates is just ridiculous.  This product could be so much better with some serious attention to giving users what they've been screaming out for in the last FIVE YEARS.  I cannot put my hand on my heart and recommend Lightroom when people ask me if you can create books of your own dimension and layout.  I tell them that the Book module is very restrictive. 

Chris

Wow, this is so depressing. I was getting ready to make a book and am disappointed to read all of these comments with no response from Adobe.

I am wondering how this feature was not added to Lightroom, being asked five years ago. Seriously, is there someone listening to us?
This feature is asked everywhere... in forums, in all places.

• How many years we have to wait to be able to have our custom book size pages?

It has all the sense, I can create custom pages in all programs, such Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign... I also want to create a pictures book with my own custom book size...
I would love this be treated urgently, and added immediately in the next update, please.