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I want to write a book, the format of which is 7 X 10 (in).

What are the different strategies to set this format? I mean: which package (embedded? geometry? other?), and what do I have to care about during this process?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Alex Andre
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    This is way too broad a question as there are many things too consider. Perhaps consider read this: Strategy for writing a book using LaTeX – Werner Dec 30 '20 at 16:19
  • I read this topic but it doesn't answer my question. If start my document with "\documentclass[a4paper", I'm wrong...! So my question remains: how to achieve my goal? – Alex Andre Dec 30 '20 at 16:21
  • The thing is, "best" is a relative term that may be different for different people. The US/Canada uses letter size, while the UK uses A-style paper sizes. That's just for the paper size... I'm sure there are other options when talking about the other document elements. – Werner Dec 30 '20 at 16:27
  • Whaoo! Hard... OK, I've changed the text. Hope it is less "relative"... So I resume: how to set a 7x10 po page? – Alex Andre Dec 30 '20 at 16:30
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    Is po a non-english designation for inches? So basically your question is how to fix the page to be 7x10 inches? Then you might be interested in How to make document custom page dimensions? – campa Dec 30 '20 at 16:46
  • Right, po=in, sorry for this mistake, I'm going to edit. Thanks for the answer. It seems to work, and I have to manage with the inner margins... Are there other ways to set the page format? Or is this (simple) one is the one generally used? – Alex Andre Dec 30 '20 at 16:56
  • geometry is the normal answer for the standard classes. The KoMa classes (and maybe memoir) have their own ways of setting the page size and margins. – campa Dec 30 '20 at 16:59

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Take a look at the memoir class (a superset of book, report, and article) which provides 7 different page layouts. It, of course, enables you to specify your own page layout in a slightly different method than the geometry package.

You might find my A Few Notes on Book Design (> texdoc memdesign) helpful regarding page layout and general considerations when typesetting a book.

Peter Wilson
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  • +1 Because I’ve found these resources very useful for the formation of a book. Given the generality of the question I believe this is a good answer – Luis Turcio Dec 30 '20 at 19:04
  • Thanks for this reference. It's interesting but it requires a deep investment (PDF memoir class is more than 600 pages...). I'll have a more detailed look if I can't reach my goal with the advice given upper. – Alex Andre Dec 31 '20 at 09:15
  • @AlexAndre But did you look at memdesign which discusses book layout while memoir helps you do the layout? – Peter Wilson Jan 01 '21 at 19:24