Words per page

jbcohen · 01-26-2011, 09:45 AM

I typically like my books around 250 pages, how many words for a 250 page book?

BookCat · 01-26-2011, 09:55 AM

Depends on the font size.

James_Wilde · 01-26-2011, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

Depends on the font size.

Agreed, but I've checked a few books and for a normal book with normal font, it's just a little under 400 words per page. I tested a hardback book, which is about 13 cm wide and, say, 21 high, and it was so, then I checked the paperback of the same book, and it was identical, although the paperback was much smaller (don't have it here to measure). The paperback just had a smaller font. Looked like they'd used the same pdf!

So the OPs 250 page book is of the order of 100,000 words.

That's only a rule of thumb, and it's my rule of thumb. Ymmv.

Anthem · 01-26-2011, 10:52 AM

Wow... I totally never think about the length of the book.

Ever.

Am I weird?

(The other half of the time I want the book to be as long as possible because I feel like I'm getting more for my money?)

(As for the words-per-page, I obviously haven't thought about that either.)

jbcohen · 01-26-2011, 11:24 AM

Tanx James thats what I need.

kindlekitten · 01-26-2011, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthem

Wow... I totally never think about the length of the book.

Ever.

Am I weird?

(The other half of the time I want the book to be as long as possible because I feel like I'm getting more for my money?)

(As for the words-per-page, I obviously haven't thought about that either.)

absolutely. especially with an ereader, I wish a particularly engaging book could go on forever. I guess I never really about length once I got past see spot run books

Jadon · 01-26-2011, 07:12 PM

Numbers may not mean such, but they can make you think. I keep a list of ebooks I read, and just as a side note, I track the longest book I've read. On my EB1150, at the largest font size I favor, that was 4830 screens. So while not meaningful, it was a bit surprising to see a the book I'm reading top 12,600 locations at a similar font size on my new Kindle.

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BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Depends on the font size.

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01-26-2011, 11:24 AM	#5
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Tanx James thats what I need.

01-26-2011, 07:12 PM	#7
Jadon Hermit Posts: 192 Karma: 9425 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kobo Glo	Numbers may not mean such, but they can make you think. I keep a list of ebooks I read, and just as a side note, I track the longest book I've read. On my EB1150, at the largest font size I favor, that was 4830 screens. So while not meaningful, it was a bit surprising to see a the book I'm reading top 12,600 locations at a similar font size on my new Kindle.

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