Custom-sized photobooks

I have already been printing my photobooks through Apple, which have a few size options, but at least one doesn't correspond to Kodak or Shutterfly (10x13).
I would like to continue using Apple for consistency on size and other attributes Apple offers.  iPhoto is the included software on my computer, but is quite static when it comes to templates (thus a need to upgrade to Aperture, but I am not sure I am sold on Aperture, thus the reason why I am trying PSE9).  I was wanting to make custom album pages (where necessary), but cannot seem to find a way to pick my own page size, etc.  Is there a way to do this?
And, how do you get it (selecting only the pages you want) to print to a pdf so I could import those pages into iPhoto (the only way to print through Apple, I believe, is through iPhoto or Aperture, which I can do if I import the pages as large jpegs)?

I have a photobook started with two pages to start open.  I have clicked on the page in the edit window and gone to edit>.  I have clicked on the page in the right section with the pages mapped out.  Neither location ungreys the edit>add blank page or edit>add page with current layout. 
I am assuming once this does work for me, that is where the page size is offered???  This seems odd, because I would think the whole album would need to be the same size, so why would it all of a sudden let you add a page that is larger or smaller than the title and any other page you have created?

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