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Q&A How should I set the inside margin for my 5x8" book with Createspace?

I've been going round in ever decreasing circles over the setting up of the margins for my novel, which I hope to publish with Createspace. I know what the Top, Bottom, and Outside margins should b...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Snippit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:05:05Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Snippit‭ · 2019-12-08T06:05:05Z (over 4 years ago)
I've been going round in ever decreasing circles over the setting up of the margins for my novel, which I hope to publish with _Createspace_. I know what the Top, Bottom, and Outside margins should be, but I have come upon a problem with the Inside margin.

The Inside margin is based on page count, and I don't know how to be sure of my page count. The word count for my book is 90,929. I think, from what I've read, is that my book would be about 400 pages. The trouble is that the given dimension for the inside margin changes at 400 pages.

151-400 pgs: 1.905cm (0.75") 401-600 pgs: 2.2225cm (0.875")

So do I just guess that it's a bit over or a bit under 400 pages? And what if I get it wrong?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-09T15:55:56Z (about 7 years ago)
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