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how to convert letter size writing into paperback format

English translation: Consider words / lines per page

04:20 Aug 11, 2008
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Printing & Publishing / how to convert letter size writing into papaerback format
English term or phrase: how to convert letter size writing into paperback format
Please advise as I have written abook in letter size and wish to covert into paperback format
Alnasir
Selected answer:Consider words / lines per page
Explanation:
Lines per page

For paperbacks you get 25-50 lines per page with 35 being a good average. This line count includes blank lines between paragraphs as well as lines with just a single word.

Words per page:
A good working average is 400.

These figures represent continuous words with no blank lines or breaks. In practice you need to subtract 15-20% from the page word total once the white space is taken into account.

Style and size of font have an effect on these estimates.

The average novel is between 90 and about 140 thousand words. To figure out how many pages that is, divide your word count by 250 words per page to come up with a page count.

When Word documents go to a publisher they are double-spaced and in Times New Roman, size 12.



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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-08-11 12:28:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You do not need special software - 'Word' has a word count feature and you can do it there.

I'm not sure that a 'how to' question like this one would fit into the forums either, as a rule, unless you have a language usage, terminology, or linguistic question, you might be better served (in this case) in a writer's forum found in search engine searches for same. Good luck!
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Demi Ebrite
United States
Local time: 23:41
Grading comment
Thank you
You are helpful. Does that require a certain software or I have to just reconfigure on word?
Thanks again
Alnasir



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4 +1Consider words / lines per page
Demi Ebrite
4como convertir el tamaño de la letra a formato de libros de pasta suave
José J. Martínez


Discussion entries: 3





  

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como convertir el tamaño de la letra a formato de libros de pasta suave


Explanation:
Asi lo diria yo.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  airmailrpl: English to English translations
4 hrs
neutral  Kim Metzger: English - English (English monolingual) is for questions about the English language not for translations.
8 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Consider words / lines per page


Explanation:
Lines per page

For paperbacks you get 25-50 lines per page with 35 being a good average. This line count includes blank lines between paragraphs as well as lines with just a single word.

Words per page:
A good working average is 400.

These figures represent continuous words with no blank lines or breaks. In practice you need to subtract 15-20% from the page word total once the white space is taken into account.

Style and size of font have an effect on these estimates.

The average novel is between 90 and about 140 thousand words. To figure out how many pages that is, divide your word count by 250 words per page to come up with a page count.

When Word documents go to a publisher they are double-spaced and in Times New Roman, size 12.



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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-08-11 12:28:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You do not need special software - 'Word' has a word count feature and you can do it there.

I'm not sure that a 'how to' question like this one would fit into the forums either, as a rule, unless you have a language usage, terminology, or linguistic question, you might be better served (in this case) in a writer's forum found in search engine searches for same. Good luck!


    Reference: http://www.writersservices.com/wps/p_word_count.htm
    Reference: http://www.writersservices.com/wps/p_filesize_toword_count.h...
Demi Ebrite
United States
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you
You are helpful. Does that require a certain software or I have to just reconfigure on word?
Thanks again
Alnasir

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gary D: Congratulations on helping, Most would have not done this. well done.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gary - it's sometimes difficult when one is new here.
neutral  Kim Metzger: This question should not have been answered. It should have been squashed. Asker must learn to post such questions in the forums.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kim ~ I will considerate of that in the future.
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