About Book Size
Time:2025-01-22
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What Are the Standard Book Sizes?
Books come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small and portable, while others are large and imposing. Publishers carefully select dimensions, balancing economic, practical, and artistic factors. And if you‘re an indie author planning to print and distribute your book, you‘ll likely need to weigh these same types of considerations.
What are the standard book sizes in publishing?
In publishing, "trim size" refers to the final dimensions of a book after it‘s printed and the pages are cut — or trimmed — to ensure uniformity.
Below are the most popular standard book sizes for their respective genres, in inches:
Fiction: 4.25 x 6.87, 5 x 8, 5.25 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9
Children’s: 7.5 x 7.5, 7 x 10, 10 x 8
Textbooks: 6 x 9, 7 x 10, 8.5 x 11
Non-fiction: 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, 7 x 10
Memoir: 5.25 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5
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