Minibook Publishing Tool

Create Eight Page Pamphlets from Letter Sized Paper

Richard Rathe, March 2026 (Books, Technology)

I first encountered this delightful self-publishing format while visiting family in Sacramento. The city has many older neighborhoods with small houses and small yards. The locals take great pride in their sidewalk-facing gardens, including pro-social embellishments like little library boxes and such. One house had a dispenser with these little pamphlets. I was impressed and intrigued.

Sometimes referred to as Origami Booklets the secret is a partial scissors cut in the lengthwise fold (dotted line in photo).

This lets you fold the page in a radial fashion…