Here s an additional resource from createspace on recommended margin sizes that you might find helpful.
Find the gutter size of a book.
The left and right pages when the book is open meet in the gutter.
Is 6 x 9 15 24 x 22 86 cm but you have several other options.
I ve published a book with only 100 pages and a couple with 300 pages and used the same gutter on all of them.
Is 6 x 9 15 24 x 22 86 cm.
The most common trim size for paperbacks in the u s.
Illustrators must be conscious of the gutter when designing their art especially artwork that extends over both the left and right pages so that detail doesn t disappear within the seam of.
The gutter is the amount of the book that you lose to the binding process.
A gutter margin can smaller for books with less curve and larger for books with more curve.
Your printed book s width and height.
If you want a different trim size click select a different size and choose from standard and non standard trim sizes.
But in addition to that margin you also want a gutter.
If you set the inside border at 0 75 you should be ok.
Setting page size and margins a few key terms before you start.
When setting up your book this is the default in the print options section of the paperback content tab.
The most common trim size for paperbacks in the u s.
So yes you have a half inch margin on the left and the right to have white space to keep your book easy to read.
However an appointment diary is quite different from a novel or nonfiction book and i would probably reduce the margins to about 5 again with slightly more on the gutter side to compensate for the curve of the binding.
Generally speaking 0 5 inches for your gutter margin is recommended for most books.
The gutter is a term used to describe the seam of the book where the book is bound.
Unless you have a very thick book you really don t need to do any fancy calculating.
In a book of this size i would usually recommend minimum 75 margins and a little more on the gutter binding side.
Content that goes across two pages are known as spreads.
