The overview below provides an indication of the number of pages required based on font. Generally i consider any novel that is less than 300 pages to be a short one, 500 page a medium sized novel and anything more than 750 a lengthy novel. Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50,000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel. The reason this book does well is because it is not a super lengthly novel. In the book im working on, chapters are about 3000 words, but a friend of mine is writing a book with word chapters.
This ebook is a completely new way to learn english vocabulary fast and fun. Each page contains about 34 lines, with an average word count of 11 words per line, thus 375 words per page. A good example is the wonderful little personalspiritual guide, the four agreements, by don miguel ruiz, which averages about 10 words per line x 20 lines per page 200 words per page. Jan 08, 2018 there are 10,000 words in the template, and the type is 11 pt with generous leading or linespacing. A novel with a word count less than 70k is too short and greater than 1,10,000 is lengthy.
While its not possible to take into all these factors when estimating how many words per page there will be for your writing. In the next 20k words, geoff fights to get her back and when we reach the middle of the book, it looks like he has succeeded. If you are printing with createspace, then you will need to print a minimum of 24 pages in order for your book to be bound. Before our book page count calculator, you had to dig around through multiple sources to figure out how many words per page for your exact font size and then do the math. There are too many factors that affect the number of words on a page for a meaningful answer.
Aug 06, 2010 a sort of industry standard to quickly calculate is approximately 250 words per page. So 15,000 words would run to 288 pages, and 30,000 words would run to 576 pages. For instance, you are writing a children book, how many pages do you need to write. Then consider writing a manuscript of similar length. Entering austen, jane in the author field finds books by jane austen. Mysteries and young adult books run between 40,000 and 80,000 words. Nov 30, 2012 280 words the program has other advantages as well. You can get an agent the same way you get a publisher. Shantara is listed at 944 pages, that puts it around 190,000 words. As for chapter length, ive seen books where a chapter was literally a single paragraph. Sep 18, 2010 it really depends on the type of font you use. Jun 07, 2017 in my opinion, if your nonfiction book is fewer than about 30,000 words 120 pages, it does not feel substantial enough to be real book. Words in last or first name exact start of name last name first title. Examples of 0 word count pages include graduate theses, novelettes and dissertation drafts.
Words in title exact start of title the, a, and an can be omitted include extended shelves. As ebooks became a viable business model, the rise in popularity of books in the 20,000word range opened the door for authors to publish books about topics that didnt require a full 60,000 word treatment. As e books became a viable business model, the rise in popularity of books in the 20,000 word range opened the door for authors to publish books about topics that didnt require a full 60,000 word treatment. A guide to finding peace in a cluttered world, zaina adamu helps you discover that the path to tranquility is not as complex as it may seem. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Memoir novel 80,000 words the most common rule for a memoir is that it should not go more than 80,000 words.
Just thinking that only 10,000 more words is an approximate halfway point is even more exciting. Sep 20, 2019 find your thing is about 30,000 words and, with formatting, 178 pages long. Since i manage such a small company i often find myself doing the day to day stuff. I think the book should have been little longer, 100 pages would do justice for a book when i say page, i am not. An ebook could be 3,000 words or as long as a fulllength book.
You 50,000 word manuscript may be half the page length of another authors 50,000 word manuscript. There are no hardandfast rules for the number of pages in a book. A book, or at the very least a novella, has 2050k words. Leslie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Take time to develop a good story with some meat on its bones. When i use 12 font size it looks too big, i found size 10 gives me a better estimate. This tool is useful when writing essays at university to determine how many pages you are required to write. A 20,000 word book is probably going to be about 40 pages by default in microsoft word with an 8.
Pencilthin books on narrow topics that are under 50,000 words are quite common. Look at any book and youll see that the text never goes to the edges of the pages. As for nonfiction books, the standard bestsellers have word counts similar to adult novels. Your tiredness levels suggest that youve written an epic trilogy. Frequently asked questions getting published meg cabot. It only takes a quick scan of a handful of ebooks, say in the kindle store, to notice that the number of pages that constitutes an ebook is almost as wide as the pacific. Even a 5000 words essay, at a little over 20 pages, is only slightly longer than an online article or blog post. The mountain shadow is a little shorter, listed at 880 pages, making that around 180,000 words. This translates into just 20,000 to 25,000 words for a 100 page book. For nines to 12s, you have enormous freedom with regard to length, subject and style. This website converts the number of words to the number of pages, online and for free. How to find out the number of words in a book pen and.
All thats left is editing, proofing, formatting, adding graphics, etc. This translates into just 20,000 to 25,000 words for a 100 page book, 30,000 to 42,500 words for a 150page book, perhaps just 40,000 words for a 200page book. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. The average nonfiction book is about 50,000 to 75,000 words, which is about 153 to 230 ebook pages. Book page count calculator how many pages is my novel. It depends on the font you are using, of course, but in general, 250300 words per page. A double spaced page has about 400 words, so 50,000 words would be about 125 pages. A small print encyclopedia can have 200,000 words in just under 400 pages of course, so type size and format matter but this is a rule of thumb given amazons removal. At the other end of the spectrum a book of 80,000 to 100,000 words has significant heft, 320400 pages.
Whether you want to create a booklet for an event or print out an ambitious book project, consider using the prebuilt page settings for booklets that comes with word. A novel with a word count of 1,00,000 400 pages is a pretty lengthy one. Generally any novel around 200 pages 250300 words per page and has 55,000 words can be considered a short novel. Tips from raven book design for writers estimating word counts.
This edition contains the correct spelling and worddivision points for over 27,000 words most. This includes editing the books after theyve been recorded. A young adult novel will run between 20,000 and 40,000 words. If a book was 30,000 words long, how many pages would that. Short and punchy books are 40,000 to 60,000 words, but many nonfiction books are lengthy.
Calculate the number of pages using your current word count and the appropriate formula below, calculate the number of pages you can expect in your finished book. With a selfhelp book, your audience wants to learn something and they want to learn it sooner rather than later. Even the complexity of the words you use affects how many words are on a page. I was entering a contest in a magazine in which you had to find as many words as you could using only the letters of the magazines name. This of course will depend on your word processor settings and how you format your work, however, with standard margins and arial or times new roman 12 point font your results should be about the same. A 2,000 word book doesnt bring enough story value to the table. Words per page is a free online words to pages calculator which converts the numbers of words you write into pages and allows you to change margins, font size and fonts. The book fold layout sets you up for printing your masterpiece automatically in the correct order, ready for folding and binding. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. I have also published a short story collection on kindle. A 40,000 to 80,000word memoir is around 150265 pages, a standard booklength for the genre. Better to have solid, clear information than rambling to make a page count.
Nonfiction books also vary tremendously in word count. A check of some of the bestseller lists on kindle reveals that ebooks at around 100 150 pages are. Before we reach 55k words, she is lost to him and there is no way to get her back. If a story is in the range of 20,000 to 30,000 words, it is most often classified and a novella. In all cases, you can find an author who has successfully pushed the envelope one way or another. The graph shows the average length of the top 100 bestsellers in each of the 30 main amazon kindle categories, measured in terms of the number of pages. Therefore, a 55,000 word book should be about 200 manuscript pages. Some use 250 words per page, but 330 is closer to reality and gives a reader a good idea of book size. If youre a wordy writer, you may have pages with a lot more than that. The number of pages changes depending on the number of words, the font and the font size. Depending on the genre of book you are writing, word count can be critical.
For single spaced pages, 62 and a half pages would be about 50,000 words. To search for quotations, enter a phrase to search for in the quotation, a whole or partial author name, or both. Case of kappa big print word find puzzle books, 112 page 24 units, case of kappa great big word find puzzle books 24 units, case of kappa word finds companion puzzle books 24 units, case of kappa tv. Writing an ebook how many words and how many pages. To quickly find out how many pages various word counts make, see the table below. That is alright because most publishers will publish books that are 24 pages the least for black and white published books. See also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors who consistently write at the nanowrimo pace or faster. If the industry standard is 250 words per page and the book you read contains 200 pages then you could reasonably expect that the number of words read is 50,000. Even 1q84 is listed at 1,184 pages, or about 240,000 words.
Now we have computers and word processing software. It has definitely not been the easiest journey so far but i have pushed onward and have reached an estimated one third benchmark. How long should a book on kindle be based on words. Thrillers and epic fantasy often clock in at over 100,000 words. Today, however, while the physical size of a book may still matter in a bookstore, ebooks have no dimensions. Estimate your page count fiona raven book designer. Excluding endnotes and index, the book has about 200 pages of text, which means its total word count is about 74,000 words. Word count, with a little help from amazon alexis grant. A sort of industry standard to quickly calculate is approximately 250 words per page. But say if it is roughly around a size 16 font about 165 pages long. A minimum count for a nonfiction ebook is about 10,000 words, as long as the content is solid.
To remove blank pages in the middle or at the end of your document, see delete a blank page. There are small, simple changes you can incorporate into your daily routine to change the grand landscape of your life starting today. The vocabulary words youll find in this book are most frequently used words. When i started to work on novels i wanted to keep an estimate of how many words and book pages. On the other hand, some chapters are pages and pages. If you are printing with createspace, then you will need to print a minimum of. Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50,000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel see also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors who consistently write at the nanowrimo pace or faster the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams 46,333 words. Jun 03, 2010 well, the average number of words per page is 300 and with 20,000 words, im prolly guessing that your book will have at least 66 pages. A common question i get is how long should my book be. The truth is the number of words per page depends on a variety of factors such as the type of font, the font size, spacing elements, margin spacing, and paragraph length to name a few. Aug 11, 2014 youve just finished writing your book.
Most adult books are about 90,000 words, and no longer than 100,000 words unless youre jk rowling. A typical novel will normally be 60,000 to 100,000 words, with some of the larger thrillers and genre novels being much longer. Estimate a small reduction for the linesper page and the numberof pages values. Think 7,000 20,000 words per book that all focus on different aspects of a unique story world that you create. Find a book thats formatted in the way you imagine your book as being, and count the number of words. Your debut novel is 20,000 words long how not to self. First of all, find your word count in word by opening your document and looking at the bottom left of your screen. Start reading the original book and playing with the word building games to master the selected vocabulary in this book. Hopefully this doesnt go against the rules because i need a hand with something, if anyone can offer advice. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. If you get an assignment to write four pages, one of the first questions that will. A novelist of my acquaintance insists that the only way to estimate the number of words in a book is to multiply the number of pages by 250.
What is noticeable, however, it that short read ebooks are very popular. In fact, the majority of printed books are turned into ebooks. Sep 18, 2015 7,500 words is 15 pages single spaced, 30 pages double spaced. At the current stage im at in the process, i have no idea how many words the book will end up. The number of pages changes depending on the number of words. The average fiction book is about 80,000 to 100,000 words, which is about. Every time i write a nanowrimo noveland, as of december 1, i will have written sixi begin with a vague idea of a story and the people. Obviously books at the younger end tend to be shorter. I use microsoft word and a print page is different then a book page. In any event, i struggle to accept that 2500 words can be called a book in any form. Calculate book page count using word count for book design. But like i said, it does depened a lot on the font you would use. But i know it will be complete and it will overdeliver on the description.
Mar 20, 2020 the average nonfiction book, if such a thing exists, runs about 50,000 to 75,000 words, but this can vary depending upon category. For the next 15k words, the situation begins to grow worse again as his wife gets caught up in a sinful lifestyle. Yes, exceptions for a first novel can be found, but writers who depend upon being the. It is interesting to note that the first book by jk rowling, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, is 76,944 words long. Youll use the word count in your word document to calculate book page count. That was the formula in the good old days when courier was the only typeface and typewriters were king. Theres an author who is doing well on kindle by writing a series of short stories, which is a great idea. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Verify that a page of content is selected, and then press delete on your keyboard. Estimate your page count book designer linda parke. The average book on the planet is 65,000 words at 200 pages, which is pretty close to this method. Once you know your word count, follow one of our two methods below to estimate your page count.
A published author in 10,000 words or less writeraccess. Amazon ebook page length by genre kindle page length. However, when you check the word count, it says 20,000 words. For some reason the amount of 20,000 words seems like a substantial goal in the quest to complete my first novel. Its too much hassle and timeconsuming time you couldve spent refining and perfecting your book content. Ensure all pages were included in the count and adjust the count if necessary. I made some test text print outs and matched them to standard paperback versions. If there is an average, 60,000 words to 80,000 words are probably the sweet spot. There are two books on my desk i consistently keep within arms reach. I am writing a book novel and so far i have about 20000 words.
Im sorry to be the one to tell you this, but 20,000 words is not a novel. Most editors wouldnt recommend going over 80,000, as it will inspire bad taste among readers. This reduction will be very small, like maybe 12 lines less per page, and 510 pages less for the book. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Press enter on your keyboard, and then select close. I put both the word count on mine and the number of pages, being the word count divided by 330, which is the number of words on a typical paperback page.
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