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I'm seeking assistance from anyone who's gone through the process of preparing a PDF and publishing their book via Lightning Source.
I'm using LaTeX to generate the PDF file (text, not cover) for my LS release. I've run off endless pages to check there's at least 0.5" all round and it's all looking fine. (5.25"x8" paper size printed on A4 with crop lines showing)
However, nowhere in the LS guides can I find any hints on allowing for the spine margin.
I don't mean the thickness of the book's physical spine - I know how to calculate that. I mean how much to shift the book block to the right/left on each page so it still looks centered after binding.
For example, if I set left and right margins of 0.5", after it's printed and bound each text block is going to look like it's disappearing into the fold. Does anyone have any idea how much to add for a ~200 page book?
Or do LS take the centered block and offset it themselves?
I'm using LaTeX to generate the PDF file (text, not cover) for my LS release. I've run off endless pages to check there's at least 0.5" all round and it's all looking fine. (5.25"x8" paper size printed on A4 with crop lines showing)
However, nowhere in the LS guides can I find any hints on allowing for the spine margin.
I don't mean the thickness of the book's physical spine - I know how to calculate that. I mean how much to shift the book block to the right/left on each page so it still looks centered after binding.
For example, if I set left and right margins of 0.5", after it's printed and bound each text block is going to look like it's disappearing into the fold. Does anyone have any idea how much to add for a ~200 page book?
Or do LS take the centered block and offset it themselves?