which page do i start on?

[eleanorharris]

hi(:

i'm making a book with photos and some text for a school project. i have some spreads which need to be next to each other.

my question is-- should there be one blank page before the first full 2 page spread (even though there won't be anything there)? do i need to add this or will lulu do it for me? 

in other words: should i have an extra blank page to be the page opposite of the inside of the cover?

thanks, sorry if it was confusing!

[Ken Anderson]

It depends to some extent upon which program your are using.

If you are using MS Word then the first page will be a page on the right as you open the open.
 Pages 2 & 3, 4 & 5, ........... 98 & 99 will the left and right pages of spreads.

You must create single pages, not try to create a two page page on a single page.

The PDF must also be single pages. 

[kevinlomas]

A printed book I will assume.

First of all, you will usually need a blank page, so that will be opposite the inside front cover. Then a Title Page on the right, then a Copyright page over from that.

If you want 2-page spreads, as Ken says, you have to create two individual pages, not two joined together, so I assume you will have to use Full-bleed.

http://connect.lulu.com/t5/Interior-Formatting/How-do-I-make-my-content-stretch-all-the-way-to-the-e...