Bilingual book so half upside down

[PonyGirl]

I'm doing the layout for a book in two languages, so one section has to be upside down relative to the other. ie. both the front and back covers are basically a front cover for each section - does that make sense?

I'm not sure the best way to assemble the two sections. Do I have to do it manually by rotating the pages and pasting them in place, after using Inbooklet to create spreads? Or can I somehow combine them in a book?

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

 

[aalandriel]

If the book is layouted like this (example is a 20p book) p1-10 one language, p11-20 another language. I'd simply layout the book as normal, and rotate page 11-20 in acrobat. But that solution of course only works if you're supplying single page pdf's to your printer, and not if you have to impose your pdf.

I must admit I'm not a power user of inbooklet, as I always let the printer's impose my documents. But given you're creating a book, i guess you have to use a 16p or 32p imposition scheme (standard for most printer's - if not your printer will most certainly impose the document further), therefore in this case i'd ask the printer's for directions. Letting them do the job for you could be the better option, as if anyting goes wrong, they'll be the ones responsible.

 

[PonyGirl]

Thanks, aalandriel, that's good advice. I'll speak to the printer and go from there. I appreciate your input!