I got hired by an author who is self publishing and I get to do all of the layout and type too! I'm trying to finalize the margins for the text, what is the usual? I have 1" for the inside and .75" for top bottom and outside edge for right now.
Meg Clayburn
@Meg-Clayburn-0 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the bleed is a printing requirement, so it's decided by what the printer needs. Rather than trying to find a "standard" margin size, you should contact the printer and ask them what they would need to print the book how you want it.
@Meg-Clayburn-0 Congratulations on your project! Are you talking about the margin between the live area and the trim area? The live area is the area within which all the text should fit so 0.75" - 1" from the trim edge is plenty IMO.
@Neha-Rawat yes! thats what I was talking about. I've got plenty of bleed. ok. nice to know in your opinion what would be a minimum for all the outside edges?
@gavpartridge asked me to do it. I have some experience with typography, but almost none with book layout.
@gavpartridge its just a flat rate for the whole thing plus royalties once the money they paid me has been made in sales
@Meg-Clayburn-0 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the bleed is a printing requirement, so it's decided by what the printer needs. Rather than trying to find a "standard" margin size, you should contact the printer and ask them what they would need to print the book how you want it.
