Print/Export book as spreads

It is possible to make a InDesign book print or pdf as spreads. But the last page of an document/chapter and the first page of the next document/chapter are always single pages! Therefore many dtp-ers choose not to use the InDesign book option, but make the complete book in one document.
I would love to send my complete InDesign book as pdf in spreads for email review. Please let the first and last page of the book documents be exported as spreads, as if it was made in one document.

Found out how to make a PDF in spreads from a InDesign Book document... Also the last page of a document/chapter and the first page of the next document/chapter will be printed as a spread! YEAH...
I do believe there must be a more efficient way to do it, but since nobody could tell me how... I have to do it the inefficient way! This is how i did it:
* Make a single page PDF of the InDesign Book document (indb)
In the menu of the InDesign Book panel/window select
- Export Book to PDF
* Open PDF in Acrobat Professional (PDF 1)
* Delete first page !!!
* Save As... (different name) (PDF 2) !!!
* File Print...
* Print (pop-up window)
- Printer: Adobe PDF 8.0 / 9.0
Copies & Pages (Print submenu)
- Page Scaling: Multiple pages per sheet
- Pages per scheet: Custom: 2 by 1
- Page Order: Horizontal
Layout (Print submenu)***
- Pages per sheet: 2
! ATTENTION: check the page order before printing
in the preview of Copies & Pages submenu!
[Print]
* Save (pop-up window) will pop-up
Save As: ... (documentname)(PDF 3)
Select location on you computer
[Save]
* Open PDF 1
* and open PDF 3
* Select first page off PDF 1
* Drag an drop it in front of the spreads of PDF 3
* Save this PDF (PDF 4)
Now i have a PDF of my book in spread,
except for the first page, which is a single page.
Unfortunately there is a white margin/area around the spreads,
because the Acrobat Print option Multiple pager per sheet does not make the pages Fit/Shrink to Printable Area.
Footnote *** Layout (Print submenu); Pages per sheet: 2
First i did not select this option, Acrobat was mixing up the Pages in the wrong order.

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hello,
always asking questions... but you people on these forums are super nice and smart....
if i should upload the pictures to iphoto to print a book should i export the pictures as AdobeRGB 1998 or ProPhotoRGB .jpegs????
the website only says jpegs..... what would my best choice be.....????
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