I have not yet set up a book, but it's not difficult to find information, such as&nbsp;
<p><strong>Changing the Margins for a 5x8 Book</strong></p>
<p>For Microsoft Word users, go to &lsquo;File&rsquo; and &lsquo;Page Setup&rsquo;.&nbsp; In the window that pops up, first go to the &lsquo;Paper&rsquo; tab and make sure that &lsquo;Letter&rsquo; is selected and that your page size is 8 &frac12; x 11.&nbsp; Then, click the &lsquo;Margins&rsquo; tab.&nbsp; Set your top and bottom margins to 2.25.&nbsp; Set the left and right margins to 2.38.&nbsp; Then, set your gutter to .13.&nbsp; Next, where it says &lsquo;Multiple Pages&rsquo;, select &lsquo;Mirror Margins&rsquo;.&nbsp; Then, click the &lsquo;Layout&rsquo; tab.&nbsp; Where it says &lsquo;Header and Footer&rsquo;, set both to 2 inches.&nbsp; Finally, click &lsquo;Okay&rsquo;.&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorhouse.com/AuthorHouseTV/Poetry.aspx">http://www.authorhouse.com/AuthorHouseTV/Poetry.aspx</a><br /><br />If you are preparing for Kindle books ro Amazon, surely a submission guide is available.<br /><br />I suggest editing the text first and then doing the formatting. Otherwise, the text is still shifting around across pages and so on. We don't typically set up book formats, but maybe we need to start.<br /><br /></p>