Give your stories life beyond the screen
Bring one story or a whole collection to life in print, from children’s adventures and anime epics to romance, fantasy and everything in between.
Build your bookFrom story to shelf
From your first idea
to a finished book
Whether you’re publishing your first story or creating a one-of-a-kind gift, Fable guides you from idea to finished book.
STEP 01
Create your story
Start with an idea. Fable helps you write, illustrate and personalize it.
STEP 02
Build the book
Choose your stories, set the order and find the right format.
STEP 03
Make it yours
Add a cover and dedication, then choose the binding and finish.
STEP 04
Preview and order
Review every page, see the final price and send it to print.
BOOK SIZE
Choose the right format
for your story
Compare every format at the same scale and find the shape that suits your story.
Book size
Standard Portrait
6 × 9 in · Illustrated fiction
MATTE OR GLOSSY
Choose how your cover looks and feels
Go soft and understated with matte, or bring out richer color and shine with glossy.
Matte finish
A soft finish with minimal glare.
Matte finish
Soft color with a low-glare surface
BINDING & MATERIALS
Choose your binding
and finish
Choose from flexible paperbacks, lay-flat coil binding and keepsake hardcovers. Fable shows you what works for your book.
Hardcover Casewrap
Printed artwork wrapped around a rigid cover
LINEN OPTIONS
Linen color
Foil
AI COVER STUDIO
Build any cover you can imagine
Describe the cover you have in mind, choose who appears and set the visual direction. Fable creates options for your book’s format, or you can begin with artwork from the story.
Create Your CoverStart with a simple description
Bring in your characters or story artwork
Get cover options made for your format
AVAILABLE GLOBALLY
Printed for you
Delivered around the world
Enter your address to see delivery options and the total price before you order.
North America · Europe · Asia Pacific · Latin America · Africa & Middle East
Build your book
GOOD TO KNOW
Questions about custom books
Yes. Print one completed story on its own or combine several into a collection. Book Builder shows the bindings available for the finished length.
Choose from six portrait, square and landscape formats, from a compact 5 × 8 book to a wide 11 × 8.5 edition.
Yes. Describe the cover you want or begin with artwork from your story. Fable creates options that fit the format you chose.
Yes. Choose a soft, low-glare matte finish or a brighter glossy finish. Book Builder shows what is available for your format and binding.
Choose from paperback, coil, saddle stitch, casewrap hardcover and linen hardcover with a dust jacket. Available options depend on the book’s format and length.
Fable delivers to many locations worldwide. Enter your address in Book Builder to see current availability, delivery options and the total price for your order.
Make a book that feels entirely yours
Bring your story, characters and artwork together in a one-of-a-kind printed book to keep or give to someone special.