Page Margin Guide

Books look best with generous margins.


For SRA5 and A5 books we recommend 20mm margin on the top and both sides with 25mm on the bottom to accommodate the page number.


A4 size books can have margins up to 25mm with 30mm on the bottom. Do not make the margin in the gutter (inside of the page) of your book larger, we will do that if need be prior to proofing.

Page Margin Guide


SPINE THICKNESS GUIDE

If you are designing your own cover you will find the following guide to spine thickness helpful


 

Number of sheets (leaves) of paper Standard 80gsm paper 100gsm paper
One leaf of paper = 2 pages Thickness of spine in mm Thickness of spine in mm
50 5 5.5
75 7.5 8
100 10 10.5
125 13 13.5
150 15.5 16.5
175 18 19
200 20.5 21
225 23 24
250 25 27
275 28 30
300 31 32
325 33.5 35
350 36 38