diff --git a/src/epub/templates/style.css b/src/epub/templates/style.css
index 3ff1c77..44d7789 100644
--- a/src/epub/templates/style.css
+++ b/src/epub/templates/style.css
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
    blockquote-indent comment styling. Tuned for e-ink readers. */
 
 @page {
-  margin: 1em;
+  margin: 0.5em;
 }
 
 body {
   font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
   font-size: 1em;
   line-height: 1.5;
-  margin: 0 1em;
+  margin: 0 0.5em;
   text-align: left;
   widows: 2;
   orphans: 2;