Preparing side edge of book for printing

Hey all,
You know there's books that are thick and have an edge where pages meet. That edge often has the name of book, author, and publisher icon. I'm not sure what that edge is called but if pages are 6 x 9 inches and you have the entire page filled up, where are you supposed to but that edge which might be a half an inch in the indesign document so that a printer knows where to put it?
Thanks for response.

JohnMerlino wrote:
Thanks for response. Where do you get 17.5 from? If total width is 11 and so back is 5.5 and front is 5.5 and spine is .5 isn't that 11.5?
2 x 8.5 = 17, + .5 = 17.5, but the height will be 11, not 8.5.
Covers are usually a separate file for any sort of "plus cover" publication. Either the size will be different, or the stock will be, and that means they run separately on the press. In CS5 it's possible to use the Page tool to make a cover that is part of the same file, using separate pages for back bover, spine, front cover, inside front cover, inside spine and inside back cover, but it will be the rare printer who wants to receive such a file.

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