Common book sizes
(Please note: this post appeared on my original blog (Woman on the Edge of Reality, which no longer exists) in about 2014).
What Size Should My Book Be?
Here’s a handy table with common (and very broad) book types and the trim sizes you usually see for those books.
| Book Type | Book Size |
| Fiction (Novels, Trade Paperbacks) | US Trade (6 x 9″ / 154 x 229 mm) Digest (5.5 x 8.5″ / 140 x 216 mm) A5 (5.83 x 8.27″ / 148 x 210 mm) |
| Textbooks, Manuals, Workbooks | Executive (7 x 10″ / 184 x 267 mm) A4 (8.27 x 11.69″ / 210 x 297 mm) US Letter (8.5 x 11″ / 216 x 279 mm) |
| Nonfiction | US Trade (6 x 9″ / 154 x 229 mm) Crown Quarto (7.44 x 9.68″ / 189 x 246 mm) |
| Graphic Novels | Executive (7 x 10″ / 184 x 267 mm) Royal (6.14 x 9.21″ / 156 x 234 mm) |
| Photo Books, Lookbooks | Square (8.5 x 8.5″ / 216 x 216 mm) US Letter Landscape (11 x 8.5″ / 279 x 216 mm) Small Landscape (9 x 7″ / 229 x 178 mm) |
