Margins: Setting up for a spine/gutter

kerliza · 04-06-2014, 01:10 AM

Hello!

The epub-->pdf conversion tool works very well with my epub book!

The book's publishing company has advised me that in preparing layout for its printing that it will have a balanced appearance if book-spine settings are observed. They want .75 inch inside margin in a 8.25x10.75 paper size to observe reader friendly layout balance in a hard-copy book.

Calibre's margin settings provide a fixed margin layout. Is there CSS code or another approach to use in Calibre besides getting an expensive pdf software to edit the margins to alternate: say every odd page is .75in (54.2pt) and every even page is .75in (54.2pt)? The other margins I'm using are set to .5in (top, bottom, right or left at 36.2pt--in printer point setting vs. computer point setting for Calibre's pdf output).

This feature might be nice to add for flipping-style epub books too. I saw a program for $99.00 that can set up gutters/spine for epub books. It wouldn't really help me with my Calibre pdf conversion though, I think.

Thanks so much!

kerliza

Axell · 05-05-2015, 06:58 PM

I would like to know how to add a gutter also.

eschwartz · 05-05-2015, 09:01 PM

Um, EPUB doesn't have pages, so this won't work...

04-06-2014, 01:10 AM	#1
kerliza Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: none	Margins: Setting up for a spine/gutter Hello! The epub-->pdf conversion tool works very well with my epub book! The book's publishing company has advised me that in preparing layout for its printing that it will have a balanced appearance if book-spine settings are observed. They want .75 inch inside margin in a 8.25x10.75 paper size to observe reader friendly layout balance in a hard-copy book. Calibre's margin settings provide a fixed margin layout. Is there CSS code or another approach to use in Calibre besides getting an expensive pdf software to edit the margins to alternate: say every odd page is .75in (54.2pt) and every even page is .75in (54.2pt)? The other margins I'm using are set to .5in (top, bottom, right or left at 36.2pt--in printer point setting vs. computer point setting for Calibre's pdf output). This feature might be nice to add for flipping-style epub books too. I saw a program for $99.00 that can set up gutters/spine for epub books. It wouldn't really help me with my Calibre pdf conversion though, I think. Thanks so much! kerliza

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Axell Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: pdf	I would like to know how to add a gutter also.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Um, EPUB doesn't have pages, so this won't work...