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Default margins to set for finished book page size 6x9 paperback

TRYING TO PUBLISH A BOOK. FINISHED SIZE PAGES WILL BE 6X9 PAPERBACK FORM.
WAS TRYING TO GET AN IDEA HOW MANY PAGES A BOOK THAT I HAVE ALREADY TYPED IN
8.5 X 11 WOULD BE IN A FINISHED 6X9 BOOK SIZE. WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR HOW I'D
SET MARGINS TO PRODUCE THAT SIZE FINISHED BOOK. WAS USING "MARGIN SET" AND
GIVING IT 2" MARGINS ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM AND MAKING THE MARGINS A TOTAL OF
4.5 INCHES OFF THE WIDTH . I FIGURED THAT WOULD GIVE ME A FINISHED PAGE SIZE
OF 6X9 BUT WITH A 1-INCH BORDER AROUND EACH PAGE MAKING THE ACTUAL TYPED ARE
4X7. IS A 1-INCH BORDER AROUND THE PAGE TOO MUCH?? ANY HELP WOULD BE
APPRECIATED