LibraryThing Bookmarks

Print any of these PDF files with Adobe Reader using "Actual Size" for best results, not "fit" or "shrink oversized". Use a laser printer; if you use an ink jet printer you'd need to laminate it somehow (contact paper; clear packing tape; actual laminating machine) to prevent ink transfer to book pages.

I think the proper duplex ("print on both sides") setting is "flip on long edge", and it probably only matters on the tall version. Whether doing the duplex automatically or manually, test it once using a cheap piece of paper before printing with nicer or heavier paper.

Regular office copy/printer/multiuse paper makes a usable bookmark for the short version, but is very floppy with the taller one. Somewhat heavier paper is better. 32 lb (aka 80 lb text or 120 gsm) makes a nice bookmark in either size. Don't go so thick that it hurts the book binding or won't go through your printer.

The source files are OpenDocument Graphics files, which can be used with OpenOffice or LibreOffice and possibly other drawing programs. You'll need to get the (free, I believe) Thomas Paine font and the free DejaVu font family to work with these files. You could change all the DejaVu Serif text to some font of your choosing, but to duplicate the LibraryThing logo you need the Thomas Paine font.

Short Bookmarks

Short bookmarks print 10 per sheet of US Letter or A4 paper. The bookmarks from US Letter sheets are 5.5" x 1.7"; from A4 they are 148mm x 42mm. They work with pretty much any size book.

A4
17K   bookmark small A4.odg

40K   bookmark small A4.pdf

39K   bookmark small A4 no scores.pdf
US Letter
17K   bookmark small LTR.odg

38K   bookmark small LTR.pdf

38K   bookmark small LTR no scores.pdf
small bookmark sheet thumbnail image

Tall Bookmarks

Tall bookmarks print 7 per sheet of US Letter or A4 paper. The bookmarks from US Letter sheets are 8.5" x 1.5"; from A4 they are 210mm x 41mm. They are much taller than most mass market paperbacks, but are nice with hardcovers and some trade paperbacks.

A4
44K   bookmark tall 7 per A4.odg

41K   bookmark tall 7 per A4 Mixed.pdf

39K   bookmark tall 7 per A4 LT.pdf

41K   bookmark tall 7 per A4 Stamp.pdf
US Letter
45K   bookmark tall 7 per LTR.odg

40K   bookmark tall 7 per LTR Mixed.pdf

38K   bookmark tall 7 per LTR LT.pdf

40K   bookmark tall 7 per LTR Stamp.pdf