In the apply to list, select whole document and click ok. In the word count options select your custom column. As a result, a 100k manuscript can size up very differently on a shelf. Aug 05, 2019 he used the 270,000word memoir as an example because 1 memoirs are close to impossible to traditionally publish, so a word count that long wont get past the agent, and 2 its very, very hard to sell a memoir even through selfpublishing, let alone at that word count. This should capture the authors writing style and provide a reliable estimate of the number of words used by the. But that contract is dependent upon the books genre. Kindle pages display more content than your iphone. That was the formula in the good old days when courier was the only typeface and typewriters were king.
That includes scenes like the hero at the mercy of the villain, but. Once you know your word count, follow one of our two methods below to estimate your page count. My nook for instance may say that the book im reading is 250 pages but ill have to change the page on the screen 500 to 750 times because one page of text. Author eve tells me her book came in at 95,000 words. Amazon has since implemented a minimum word count on books. I would expect typical text whatever that is set in 12 point times new roman to contain approximately 600 words 4000 characters per page. Ive looked at articles that say literary agents wont consider a book with a word count of over 100 000, so you can see why im a little concerned. Calculate book page count using word count for book design.
Deconstructing five spooky picture books with spoilers and word counts. A minimum count for a nonfiction ebook is about 10,000 words, as long as the content is solid. Use our handy table to discover how many pages a given word count yields, single or double spaced, in times new roman or arial 12 point font. The kindle unlimited problem it cant count words or pages. Word count only has merit if the content quality is high. A simple free tool to count pdf pages in a folder and export the summary to notepad or excel. Have you ever wondered how the average ebook page length or word count differs by book genre. Finally, use count pages to populate your new column. With that in mind, paulas suggested 90,000 word count goal proves itself worthy again. Better to have solid, clear information than rambling to make a page count. Average the count by taking the total number of words counted and divide by three. If you are using word to create your manuscript, then you can use word count to find its length and work from there.
Amazon estimates a page count in an ebook to be around 187 words. And that right there, is your answer to how long an ebook should i write. Why you need to know your word or page count my next traditionally published book, the author training manual writers digest books, february 2014, was supposed to be around 50,000 wordsthats what i agreed to in my contract and what my publisher planned on when determining page count, design, expenses, profitandloss statement, etc. May 14, 2018 managing word count before submitting your work will speed up the lengthy publication process. Im leaving this in the list to show that word count isnt offered for every book. For example, atonement has a word count of 123,378 and my utility comes up with 110,765 words. Jun, 2015 amazon has since implemented a minimum word count on books. So, i also need to know a good word length for an ebook. During the introductory month of the new system, the conversion of kenpc into the actual number of words in the book actual word count showed significant differences from one book to the other. Onethird of the novels that come into the agency are rejected because theyre too long or short, perkins says. But depending on the ereading device and the font size setting, it varies significantly between a phone, a tablet, or a kindle. Word count matters because every book, regardless of genre, has an inherent contract with the reader. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook.
Can be publisher specific, ranging from 3,000 to absolute max 5,000. Build your book format a paperback manuscript word for. Onethird of the novels that come into the agency are rejected because theyre too long or. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. Amazon cannot count the kindle words per page readers read, the number of pages readers flip, or the time readers spend on reading an ebook. A page measurement is not the only measurement i need, because different textsizes and fonts will cause the page count to be different. Minimum realistic word count of nonfiction book writing. Using your current word count and the appropriate formula below, calculate the number of pages you can expect in your finished book. Amazon ebook page length by genre kindle page length.
The perfect word count for your ebook ghost ebook writers. Hey, im writing a book and im a bit worried about the word count. 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. Enter your books trim size into the width and height fields.
The binding, font and paper size establish how many pages a published book will be. Literary agent paula munier says a 90,000 word count is the sweet spot for debut fiction. Its too much hassle and timeconsuming time you couldve spent refining and perfecting your book content. All fonts in the cover should be embedded in the native program before publishing. Failing to mention the word count, or committing the faux pas of stating the page count instead, will also see a quick rejection. Word count, with a little help from amazon alexis grant. Position the cursor where you want to insert word count or page count, and click insert quick parts field. An approximate word count round numbers based on what your wp tells you enables them to estimate costs and other factors involved in printing a. Search for word count totals in books word counters. But depending on the ereading device and the font size setting, it varies significantly. I publish my books first on smashwords and then, after they pass vetting for the smashwords premium catalog, i publish them on amazon as well. Depending on your word processor and preferences the page count may vary slightly, but with typical margins and 12 point arial or times new roman font you should expect a similar number of pages.
Many, yes, but there are exceptions due to the layout and font size of a particular book. How to figure out how many pages there will be in an ebook. Is there a minimum word count required for kindle kdp books. Book page count calculator how many pages is my novel. Neither too long nor too short, this book length signals a novelists competency and knowledge of the publishing market to prospective agents and editors. However, thats not to say that some of your customers might not appreciate knowing the number of printed pages. Jan 08, 2018 calculate book page count using your word count. The only problem here is that an ebook with a few images can make an ebook appear longer. You should have a new count pages button in the main menu.
You dont need to bother with the other options but you could create a page count column too if youd like. The actual word count for the hunger games is 99,750 and my utility calculates 94,743 words. That is, an assignment, essay or paper will likely be assigned as 1500 2000 words rather than 3 4 pages. The easiest way, ive heard to publish and sell your book on the net is by publishing it on amazon and selling it on amazons kindle store. Not to be contrary but i prefer word count to page count for the simple fact page count will vary depending on where im reading the file be it my nook, tablet, or on my computer. When it gets closer to 1,000, editors and agents may shy away. 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. Publishers want to know the overall length of your book. Amazon ebook page length by genre kindle page length klytics. Page count is determined by the publisher, not the writer. Perkins agency in new york says its much easier to market a firsttime novelists book if the word count falls between 80,000 and 100,000 words, or roughly 300 doublespaced, typed pagesthe average novel length.
Since there can be a large variation on the number of words needed to fill a page, most papers are no longer assigned by page count. Mar 20, 2020 why you need to know your word or page count my next traditionally published book, the author training manual writers digest books, february 2014, was supposed to be around 50,000 wordsthats what i agreed to in my contract and what my publisher planned on when determining page count, design, expenses, profitandloss statement, etc. First of all, find your word count in word by opening your document and looking at the bottom left of your screen. This reduction will be very small, like maybe 12 lines less per page, and 510 pages less for the book.
So an 80,000word manuscript would translate to approximately 350 pages. I work on a lot of documents which need to have blank pages inserted at certain points, i. Watch this video to find out about what the minimum word count andor page count for an amazon e book is. 99 price point wont cover my costs on the paperbacks. In the opposite direction, it can give a more accurate estimate of how many pages you have created if you only know the word count. This resizes your pages and changes your page count, which you need to know for setting your margins. For full titles, authors and descriptions of these books, see whats on my travel memoir bookshelf. Use the word count feature of the word processing program to track the word count. Select customize the extension module in the dropdown list. How to find out the number of words in a book pen and. The book will be part of a trilogy, and although ive only written little over half of the entire thing, the estimated word count is looking to be nearly 300 000 words. The average fiction book is about 80,000 to 100,000 words, which is about. You can add any number of pdfs and easily use this tool without any help. Amazon will estimate a page count for ebooks at about the industry average estimate of 250 words per page.
Is there a minimum word count required for kindle kdp. What is a good way to get the word count of a kindle book. Do the number of pages in an ebook differ from the number. The average across a sample of 50 books in august 2015 showed 172 words per kindle edition normalized page.
Smashwords gives a precise word count for each and every b. Sep 18, 2015 since there can be a large variation on the number of words needed to fill a page, most papers are no longer assigned by page count. Ebook word count should also be accounted for when setting the price of an ebook. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Word count obtained from amazon digitization ebook word count. If the ebook is a fixed page format which pdf certainly is and epub is supposed to be, then from the ebook itself. Minimum length for ebooks on kindle warrior forum the. I want to put a blank page into a document without. Any content not intending to be trimmed off should be a minimum of 0. If the ebook is a fixedpage format which pdf certainly is and epub is supposed to be, then from the ebook itself.
The answer is one page single spaced or two pages double spaced. All we have to do is use the wp tool that shows word count. Its no longer necessary to estimate according to the 250wordsperpage formula. For instance, when a reader picks up a thriller, they have certain expectations of what theyre about to read. So a 400 page manuscript would be about 240,000 words. This way it is much more difficult for the writer to. Based in minneapolis, minnesota, bookmobile began as a design and typesetting production house in 1982 and started offering print services in 1996. Sharp objects has a word count of 80,565 and my utility calculates it at 80,7. If you know what textsizes and fonts are usually used that would help. How does your word count coordinate with the price of your book. You can select the style of ordinal numbers you want in a or b, also you can type the style you like in c. The reason is that ebook reading devices have different. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference.
Jul 09, 2012 all that being said, if youre writing your book in word, we recommend just leaving the page size set to standard 8. Do the number of pages in an ebook differ from the number of. Estimate your page count book designer linda parke. If a page is 500 words on an ipad, and 250 words on a kindle, it might be only 120 words on a phone. Barnum may have been vulgar and flashy but he was also a brilliant reader of pop culture. The average nonfiction book is about 50,000 to 75,000 words, which is about 153 to 230 ebook pages.
Ive heard that some people actually dont sell a single book and thats probably the reason why i want to take a stab at it with something relatively short that wont take too long to write. But if the content and quality suck, then the article doesnt deserve to get ranked. Estimate a small reduction for the linesper page and the numberofpages values. All that being said, if youre writing your book in word, we recommend just leaving the page size set to standard 8. If you were to send us a document that youd formatted to mimic. Now, depending on how youve setup your document your page count may vary slightly, but with arial or times new roman 12 point font and conventional margins you should see similar results. Single spaced, 3000 words yields about 6 pages, while double spacing produces around 12 pages. On the layout tab, in the page setup group, click size, and then select more paper sizes. Here is what 187 words looks like in microsoft word. While its important that every story find its natural length, it takes time to develop an instinct as. Experiment with different prices, a month at a time, to see what gives you a better result.
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