Trade paperbacks, a pretty loose category of books, are often in the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ to 6″ x 9″ range. This page proportion—for instance in the 6″ x 9″ size—of 2:3 has long been considered an ideal for a book page, and you can create good looking books at different sizes but in the same page proportions. You can choose from a variety of trim sizes (see the table below for a list of sizes, as well as minimum and maximum page count by size). The most common trim size for paperbacks in the U.S. is 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). When setting up your book, this is the default in the "Print Options" section of the Paperback Content tab. Trade Paperback Sizes & Graphic Novel Industry Standards In the world of comics, trade paperbacks refer to collections of stories reprinted in a new format. Oftentimes, they encompass a single story arc adapted from an original comic book.

US Trade: 6 in x 9 in. Best for: Paperback fiction. The more common of the trade sizes is US Trade, a slightly larger format often used for paperback fiction. This is a failsafe size to pick for fiction, and is the most common standard size offered by print-on-demand services for both self-published authors and publishing houses. A mass-market paperback is a small, usually non-illustrated, and less-expensive bookbinding format. The customary size is 6.75” tall x 4.25” wide, and frequently uses a font, leading (pronounced: ledding), and line spacing, that is on the smaller size. When they are sold by the big publishing companies, Most common, industry-standard book/trim sizes and available paper types Book type: trade paperbacks Trim size (Book size): 4.25ʺ × 6.87ʺ, 5ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.25ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.5ʺ × 8.5ʺ, 6ʺ × 9ʺ A trade paperback book is a large paperback--about 5 inches by 7 inches or slightly larger. A soft back book is any book without a rigid (hardback) cover. Load More

Deciding which trim size will best suit your book can be confusing, especially given all the industry-standard but completely unhelpful book trim size names, like "US Trade" and "Digest." We've put together our genre recommendations, based on industry standards, to help you choose a book trim size that makes it clear to the reader what they're

US Trade: 6 in x 9 in. Best for: Paperback fiction. The more common of the trade sizes is US Trade, a slightly larger format often used for paperback fiction. This is a failsafe size to pick for fiction, and is the most common standard size offered by print-on-demand services for both self-published authors and publishing houses. A mass-market paperback is a small, usually non-illustrated, and less-expensive bookbinding format. The customary size is 6.75” tall x 4.25” wide, and frequently uses a font, leading (pronounced: ledding), and line spacing, that is on the smaller size. When they are sold by the big publishing companies, Most common, industry-standard book/trim sizes and available paper types Book type: trade paperbacks Trim size (Book size): 4.25ʺ × 6.87ʺ, 5ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.25ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.5ʺ × 8.5ʺ, 6ʺ × 9ʺ A trade paperback book is a large paperback--about 5 inches by 7 inches or slightly larger. A soft back book is any book without a rigid (hardback) cover. Load More

Most common, industry-standard book/trim sizes and available paper types Book type: trade paperbacks Trim size (Book size): 4.25ʺ × 6.87ʺ, 5ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.25ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.5ʺ × 8.5ʺ, 6ʺ × 9ʺ

The most common trim sizes for standard trade fiction and nonfiction books include: 5" x 8", 5.5" x 8.5", and 6" x 9". But there are a number of other trim size options you can choose from, shown in the chart below. Deciding which trim size will best suit your book can be confusing, especially given all the industry-standard but completely unhelpful book trim size names, like "US Trade" and "Digest." We've put together our genre recommendations, based on industry standards, to help you choose a book trim size that makes it clear to the reader what they're Trade paperbacks, a pretty loose category of books, are often in the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ to 6″ x 9″ range. This page proportion—for instance in the 6″ x 9″ size—of 2:3 has long been considered an ideal for a book page, and you can create good looking books at different sizes but in the same page proportions.

Understanding Book Layouts and Page Margins describes typical margins for a standard 6 inch by 9 inch trade paperback, including CreateSpace book layout specifications Self-Publishing Book Design

Trade Paperback Sizes & Graphic Novel Industry Standards In the world of comics, trade paperbacks refer to collections of stories reprinted in a new format. Oftentimes, they encompass a single story arc adapted from an original comic book. US Trade: 6 in x 9 in. Best for: Paperback fiction. The more common of the trade sizes is US Trade, a slightly larger format often used for paperback fiction. This is a failsafe size to pick for fiction, and is the most common standard size offered by print-on-demand services for both self-published authors and publishing houses. A mass-market paperback is a small, usually non-illustrated, and less-expensive bookbinding format. The customary size is 6.75” tall x 4.25” wide, and frequently uses a font, leading (pronounced: ledding), and line spacing, that is on the smaller size. When they are sold by the big publishing companies, Most common, industry-standard book/trim sizes and available paper types Book type: trade paperbacks Trim size (Book size): 4.25ʺ × 6.87ʺ, 5ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.25ʺ × 8ʺ, 5.5ʺ × 8.5ʺ, 6ʺ × 9ʺ A trade paperback book is a large paperback--about 5 inches by 7 inches or slightly larger. A soft back book is any book without a rigid (hardback) cover. Load More The most common trim sizes for standard trade fiction and nonfiction books include: 5" x 8", 5.5" x 8.5", and 6" x 9". But there are a number of other trim size options you can choose from, shown in the chart below. Deciding which trim size will best suit your book can be confusing, especially given all the industry-standard but completely unhelpful book trim size names, like "US Trade" and "Digest." We've put together our genre recommendations, based on industry standards, to help you choose a book trim size that makes it clear to the reader what they're

5¼" (wide) x 8½" (tall) and up to about 1" (thick) With flexibility for book sizes at less than these dimensions. Click the image to return to the Main Sizing Page Standard Paperback Novel | Premium (1/2" taller) Paperback Novel. Trade (taller/wider) Paperback | 6x9 Hardback | Bible/Hardback.

You can choose from a variety of trim sizes (see the table below for a list of sizes, as well as minimum and maximum page count by size). The most common trim size for paperbacks in the U.S. is 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). When setting up your book, this is the default in the "Print Options" section of the Paperback Content tab. Trade Paperback Sizes & Graphic Novel Industry Standards In the world of comics, trade paperbacks refer to collections of stories reprinted in a new format. Oftentimes, they encompass a single story arc adapted from an original comic book. Createspace alone offers 15 different trade paperback book sizes, although only 12 of them are “industry standard” book sizes. The most common of these are 5.5” x 8.5” and 6” x 9”, which are also the sizes in which you'll find hardcover books. A trade paperback differs from a graphic novel in that a graphic novel is usually original material. It is also different from the publishing term trade paperback, which is a book with a flexible cardstock cover that is larger than the standard mass market paperback format. 5¼" (wide) x 8½" (tall) and up to about 1" (thick) With flexibility for book sizes at less than these dimensions. Click the image to return to the Main Sizing Page Standard Paperback Novel | Premium (1/2" taller) Paperback Novel. Trade (taller/wider) Paperback | 6x9 Hardback | Bible/Hardback.

These sizes are only guidelines to approximate sizing, and should not be used in order to design an actual book or magazine. If you’re creating collateral pieces (like custom envelopes) to go with your finished book, please refer to the book size chart below. You can find additional information on trim and bleed at the bottom of the page. 11 or 12 point is a good size. Times New Roman or Garamond are good, standard text faces (I use the latter exclusively). Black Cat Studios http://www.black-cat-studios.com/ Approximately 5 x 8 (most just more than 5" and just less than 8") is close to many of my fiction paperback books, seems to be next size up from the common ones. In addition, most mass-market paperbacks have smaller dimensions of width and length than trade paperbacks. For example, a trade paperback may be about the same size in width and length as the hardcover of the same work, whereas a mass-market paperback averages several inches less in width and length.