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Createspace gutter margins.
These should mirror each other having the same distance on both sides.
The outside top and bottom margin requirements are 0 25.
The gutter margins are the area in the spine binding region of your open book.
The inside margins and gutter margins are the same thing.
In the pages area set it to mirror margins.
0 375 9 6 mm at least 0 25 6 4 mm at least 0 375 9 4 mm 151 to 300 pages.
If you re using mirror pages the value for the inside margins will be set in the gutter field.
0 625 in 15 9 mm at least 0 25 in 6 4 mm at least 0 375 in 9 6 mm 501 to 700 pages.
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0 375 in 9 6 mm at least 0 25 in 6 4 mm at least 0 375 in 9 6 mm 151 to 300 pages.
Margins specific printing requirements will vary according to the publishing solution you are using but if you have opted to use createspace then you will need to have a margin of at least quarter of an inch 6 35mm on every side of the page.
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.
Createspace uses the term gutter but in indesign this is the inside margin.
Inside gutter margins outside margins no bleed outside margins with bleed 24 to 150 pages.
You can typically select mirror margins in the multiple pages area and then set your preferred size for the gutter margins.
And make sure these settings apply to whole document at the bottom by selecting that in the dropdown.
Set the margins as 0 76 on the top bottom and inside and 0 5 on the outside.
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.
0 5 12 7 mm at least 0 25 6 4 mm at least 0 375 9 4 mm 301 to 500 pages.
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Then set the gutter as 0 13.
Admitedly you could leave the gutter set at 0 and increase the inside margin to achieve the same thing.
The gutter margins need to be sufficient so that the spine or the readers eyes are not strained while reading.
0 5 in 12 7 mm at least 0 25 in 6 4 mm at least 0 375 in 9 6 mm 301 to 500 pages.
The outside margins should be at least 0 25 plus the bleed if you re submitting the manuscript with bleeds and the inside margins at least 0 375 but it s better to go with 0 5.
The interior doesn t have sufficient outside margins for printing which could result in content being trimmed when printed for example pdf page s.
