How To Set Createspace Gutter

Page extent minimum inside margin inches minimum inside margin mm 24pp 150pp.

How to set createspace gutter. The spine of the book is calculated based on the number of pages and on the type of paper you plan to use. However traditionally gutter spines have also been the smallest of the margins since the recto and verso pages laid together each with a large gutter spine will create an unpleasingly blank look to the center of the book. If everything looks okay submit your files for review. If you go to the margins tab of the page setup dialog and select bookfold or mirror margins from the multiple pages drop down and then try increasing the gutter and then the inside margin you will see what affect each one has.

So if you want the inside margin to be 0 5 for all pages add this value in the gutter margin box and leave the inside margin field blank. You can go back and make changes if you need to. The gutter is in addition to the inside margin. Review your project setup.

Lastly set up the spine. For createspace you need to use the following measurements. These both mean the same thing so you only need to set one. If you want a black white book published on white paper with up to 150 pages the spine will be the number of pages multiplied by 0 002252.

The gutter margins need to be sufficient so that the spine or the readers eyes are not strained while reading.