A Page Template

Abstract

A page in many of the paperback textbooks and references is 7 to 7 1/4 inches across and around 9 to 9 1/4 high. When you open a book, odd-numbered pages are on the right; even-numbered pages are on the left. The text—usually around 5 inches across by 7 1/2 inches to 7 3/4 inches high—can look very different in different books, depending on whether the outside margin is exaggerated at the expense of the margin near the binding and whether the Book/Chapter/Section Identification text is in the header ¹ or the footer,² or both. The font sizes of the header and footer are important. Books are usually longer than wider (portrait mode) but some subjects—wide tables, graphics, children’s books—are better done in landscape mode, where the book is relatively wide. The increased use of small icons and symbols in the margins must also be factored into the appearance of a page.

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¹The header is the first line of text separated from the body. The body is the main bulk of text.

²The header is the first line of text separated from the body. The body is the main bulk of text.