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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
I think it's time for a reality check about page length and word count.
I've quoted from two different sources. The first one works with 350 words per page:
"At about 350 per page, you would have 175,000 words in a 500 page book.
A 90,440 page book would equal about 258 pages.
However, the amount of words per page can vary quite a bit. With small type, a log more words. With a lot of dialogue, less words than straight text.
If you are writing with Word the is a word counting took. Just the Tools menu at the top then Word Count. If you want to count the words in a section, you can select it, then click on Word Count."
Don
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I take my word count from what Word tells me it is, along with the page count. Whether it is on Kindle or not will obviously not effect the total word count.
I have a page open from my word document, Times New Roman, font size 12, single spacing and I do a physical count and arrive at 655 words for that page. But, I tap the word count screen and it resets to 160,063 for the entire document. Tap the page count window and the word count reverts to what Dr Drib has pointed out is an obviously incorrect count.
I am sure if I was forty years younger the reason for this word be apparent, but I'm not.
Any IT savvy seventeen year old out there who can explain this?
