Most books bind on the long side. In other words, a book that is 6 x 9 is 6 inches across and 9 inches tall binds on the 9 inch side. A half tone is a photograph. Photographs should be supplied to us exactly the size you want printed and placed on the page. Should be supplied exact size and placed on the page.
Margins are the blank paper between the text and the edge of the page.
If in doubt ask us to center all ways always a safe choice. Margins aren t really difficult. If you are preparing type for a book that will be 6x9, a good image area, the area used for text would be 4x7, thus leaving a one inch margin on all sides. By measuring the size of the text and knowing the size of your book, it s easy for you to determine how much margin you have allowed. A bleed page is a page where the copy or printed area runs to the edge of the page.