Varying page sizes in one document

[Bold Venture]

I've heard that InDesign 6 (or 7 or 8 or CC, whatever) has a feature wherein a user can create a front and back cover page (9" tall by 6" wide, let's say) ... but PAGE 2 can be 9 inches tall and .25" wide ... or .5" wide or 1" wide ... or whatever a book's spine width. They can create one seamless PDF for uploading to one's printer of choice.

I don't know the accuracy of that statement, but it sure would be nice to adjust the size of a middle page designated for a book spine. Does Affinity Publisher 1.9 have a setting similar to this? Ordinarily, if I am designing a book measuring 6x9, I create a file measuring 12x9, plus the additional width of the spine.

[Old Bruce]

14 minutes ago, Bold Venture said:

Does Affinity Publisher 1.9 have a setting similar to this?

No, restricted to two page spreads.

I have to say that I am amazed by people's insistence to do this, book layout/design and cover layout/design in one application. The cover and the book are printed on separate presses and for the most part are different stock.

[Bold Venture]

2 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

I have to say that I am amazed by people's insistence to do this, book layout/design and cover layout/design in one application

One application makes sense. InDesign. Or Publisher. Perhaps you mean people's insistence yo put cover and interior pages in one file? I've never produced a book in that manner. Cover is one file, interior is another. I can't think of any printer/publisher that would accept a file with cover and interior placed together.

[Old Bruce]

11 hours ago, Bold Venture said:

interior pages in one file?

Yes, thanks for that clarification to my rant.

 

[Dan C]

14 hours ago, Bold Venture said:

it sure would be nice to adjust the size of a middle page designated for a book spine. Does Affinity Publisher 1.9 have a setting similar to this?

As Bruce has mentioned, it's not possible to have more than 2 pages per spread, or have a singular page in between 2 facing spreads - however you can choose to adjust the page size of any pages in your document at any time, page 1 does not have to be the same size as page 2, for example.

To change the page size at any time, navigate to File > Spread Setup, then select the spread you wish to alter and change the size as required -

Is this what you were hoping to achieve, or do you also require a singular page (that is not the first/last page) in a facing pages document?

[Finding Bugs Everywhere]

On 6/28/2021 at 3:41 PM, Old Bruce said:

No, restricted to two page spreads.

I have to say that I am amazed by people's insistence to do this, book layout/design and cover layout/design in one application. The cover and the book are printed on separate presses and for the most part are different stock.

There is no reason to be amazed. Digital content is publishable using pages of varying height in the case of infinite scrolling.  The didactic sure prevails at this Affinity forum.  Cannot tell you how many I've enjoyed blocking for peace of mind in just a short week.  Don't need all the old school smugness and condescension. 

[MikeTO]

13 minutes ago, Finding Bugs Everywhere said:

There is no reason to be amazed. Digital content is publishable using pages of varying height in the case of infinite scrolling.  The didactic sure prevails at this Affinity forum.  Cannot tell you how many I've enjoyed blocking for peace of mind in just a short week.  Don't need all the old school smugness and condescension. 

The upcoming version 2.6 has the multi-page spread needed to do what is being discussed in this thread, and much more.

[Old Bruce]

16 hours ago, Finding Bugs Everywhere said:

There is no reason to be amazed. Digital content is publishable using pages of varying height in the case of infinite scrolling.  The didactic sure prevails at this Affinity forum.  Cannot tell you how many I've enjoyed blocking for peace of mind in just a short week.  Don't need all the old school smugness and condescension. 

Not sure if you'll see this but... The original question was regarding printing a book. No mention of digital content. As regards digital content and "infinite scrolling" the Affinity suite is most definitely not suited for that sort of work.