Indesign Book printing from PDF

hi guys,
woundering if anyone can help me.
i have created a book/magazine in indesign and wanting to take it to a print shop tomorrow to get it printed.
i need to have the document saved as a pdf.
how can i save the book as a pdf so when i take it to get printed it will come out the same way as it would printing through indesign.
thanks
chad89

thanks for the quick reply.
im going to be perfect biding the book will this make a diffrence or will it be best to talk to the printer?

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