27 Best FREE FONTS for Book Design

These aren't all ideal; professional (paid) fonts are a little nicer and cleaner... but these are free. I've added a link to where you can download them, as well as a closeup sample. I may have changed the font size of line height; different fonts will have internal settings.

Some of these are actually too thin, unless you're using 14pt size. If in doubt, pick one of these, they're the best choices: Libre Baskerville, Linux Libertine, Junicode, Free Serif, Crimson. 

PS) I took screenshots of a Word Doc to get these pics; but the fonts should look even better in print, and if you use InDesign or another text layout program the kerning and word spacing will be better as well.

1. Theano Didot Modern

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2. Theano Didot OldStyle 

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3. Theano Didot Regular 

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4. Cardiff

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5. Oxford

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6. DroidSerif

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7. Portland

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8. Queen's Park

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9. LibreBaskerville

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10. Linux Libertine

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11. Open Baskerville

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12. TexGyre

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13. New Athena

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14. Junicode

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15. Free Serif

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16. Neuton

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17. Gilda Display

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18. Cardo

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19. Medio

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20. Garogier

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21. Average

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22. Dustimo

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23. Thryomanes

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24. Bentham

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25. Angleterre

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26. Crimson

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27. Lido

Don't forget to watch the videos if you need help learning how to format your book for print. You can also download some of the book formatting templates.

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