The most common trim size for paperbacks in the u s.
Gutter margin in word for paperback book.
Setting page size and margins a few key terms before you start.
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That said go ahead and give the gutter a 1 margin so the content of your book doesn t get lost in the fold.
Margins and alignment based on your book s page count the minimum margin requirements are below.
We now have a document which is starting to look like a traditional book but we are far from finished.
These inner margins are called gutter margins based on the gutter like shape they create in the middle of the book.
This could cause issues further on as the gutter margin is the amount of space between the content of your book and the fold where the pages of the book will be bound together.
Is 6 x 9 15 24 x 22 86 cm but you have several other options.
Page count inside gutter margins outside margins no bleed outside margins with bleed 24 to 150 pages.
Your printed book s width and height.
By default the gutter margin will be set to 0.