Here is the code. first the file title.tex: ----------------- \startstandardmakeup[doublesided=no] (title stuff) \stopstandardmakeup ------------------- and next the file copy.tex: -------------------------------------- \startstandardmakeup[page=no] (contents) \stopstandardmakeup ------------------------ MY master file contains: \input title.tex \input copy.tex ---------------------- An extra blank page is inserted between the title page and the title verso. If I combine the two files into a new file combine.tex, eliminate the two input lines above and say \input combine.tex instead I still get the unwanted blank page in between. Using MKIV and TexLive 2013 on Linux. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html