[Tex/LaTex] How to get sane margin sizes suitable for paperback books using memoir

book-designmarginsmemoirpaper-size

I'm trying to make a document suitable for printing as a trade paperback. For that reason I'm using the memoir class using statementpaper which sets the page size to 5.5" x 8.5".

Here's the basic structure I have:

\documentclass[12pt,statementpaper]{memoir}

\usepackage{lipsum} % for sample text

\begin{document}

\lipsum

\end{document}

which produces the following pages:

sample

As you can see, the margins are huge.

How can I get margin sizes that are more appropriate for paperback books of this size?

Best Answer

The correct answer as noted by @daleif is to use memoir's built in margin functions:

\setlrmarginsandblock{inner}{outer}{*}
\setulmarginsandblock{top}{bottom}{*}
\checkandfixthelayout

Using margin sizes measured from a 5.5" x 8.5" book printed in 1884:

\setlrmarginsandblock{0.75in}{0.75in}{*}
\setulmarginsandblock{1.00in}{0.625in}{*}
\checkandfixthelayout
Related Question