Lightroom Photobook Templates?

I have moved across from the Apple photo products - iPhoto and then Aperture - to Lightroom. Whilst I love the editing capability within Lightroom the photo book options are very limited. There are no preset templates and it is very time consuming having to 'design' a book and pages each time. Apple have a number of templates and pre sets which are very user friendly.
Is there something I am missing in Lightroom which would make the whole experience more enjoyable? or any Add on templates which are available?
Thanks

I have also found the book module to be tedious. I prefer to export JPEG copies, and then use software provided by my book publisher to create the book. Then I have access to all of their templates and styles. The software provided seems to make more sense to me.

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