Reply To: Inside Margin Calculator?

How much space do you have *total* for both inside and outside margins? What is the the page trim? What is the text column measure? How many pages are we talking? What kind of book?

And I don't think there's necessarily a calculator that will tell what you want to know because it depends upon the job and personal preference.

If it was a paperback and only a few hundred pages you could get by with 3/8″ inside. If a larger book (say 6 x 9) and 400 pages, you may want 1/2″ or 5/8″.

To me, there's a lot of variables and no real standard, so to speak. I'm sure you will get a lot of different opinions.

{edit: I hope I didn't come across as rude with all my questions at the beginning of my post. Just trying to ask for info}