I'm not too familiar with Indesign but I would like to know if it is possible to lay out two copies of a book side by side so when the 8.5 x 11 paper is cut in half I have two copies of an 8.5 x 5.5 book.
Set up your 156 page book as a 5.5 x 8.5 file (InDesign file or pdf), create a new InDesign file at 11 x 8.5, add the needed pages from the pages panel, place each page in the top left corner, then step & repeat each page, export to a new pdf.
A much simpler method is to use a (free) script to place multiple pages:
https://creativepro.com/zanelli-releases-multipageimporter-for-importing-both-pdf-and-indd-files/
If you search this forum, you can easily learn how to use it, so I won't give you step-by-step instructions here, but after installing the script, you would run the script to place all pages in the top left corner, then run the script again to place all pages offset 5.5" to the right, creating two-up pages, save and export to a new pdf.
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