: Structure of a book. Details about front matter This multiple question is maybe a little bit off-topic, but I do think it is slightly related with the topics covered here. I am preparing a

@Murray976

No, usually not. This is a legacy of hardbound binding; these extra pages were glued to the cover and the inner pages, and do not count as "inner" pages. For a paperback, you don't need to explicitly add them.
The page with the half-title is sort of a connector between the cover itself and the inner pages. Its use is (historically) to protect the real title page, as it would otherwise scuff against the cover. You are relatively free in its design, although mostly it is almost entirely blank, with just the title and, optionally, the author. I take it your main title is less informative than its subtitle, that is, you have something like "What to do next? Ten important tips on designing a book". In that case I would use both on the half-title page, with the title larger and the subtitle smaller. I've never seen, nor have been asked to use, only the subtitle here.
That is a matter of preference. Your name can appear one or two lines below the title (which should be near the top), or close to the bottom, or not at all.
No. Page 1 is the half-title; page 2 can be blank. Page 3 is your main title page, and page 4 contains the colophon. Page 5 can be a dedication (at the upper or lower right), in which case page 6 should be blank. If no dedication, page 5 usually contains the Table of contents.
Do keep in mind that, since this is for a thesis, your university may have rules to follow for the front matter. For example, one of the universities I do typesetting for has very strict rules, where the colophon must be placed on page 2 and page 4 is reserved for the Promotion Committee details.
Per above.
Now that, finally, is a pure design question ;-)
On the half-title, you may:
a. Have your title, subtitle, and name in the same font, orientation, and placement as on your cover (but in black-and-white);
b. Use some design elements from the cover, such as the font, but (especially if the cover design is, uh, radical) with a regular placement of the text;
c. Use the same font and style as in the rest of your thesis;
d. Combine all of the above.

It depends on the "role" of the half title: is it a step inbetween the cover and the 'actual' text, does it belong to "title matter", or does it belong to "the book".

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