Aug 11, 2008 04:20
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how to convert letter size writing into paperback format
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how to convert letter size writing into papaerback format
Please advise as I have written abook in letter size and wish to covert into paperback format
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Consider words / lines per page
Lines per page
For paperbacks you get 25-50 lines per page with 35 being a good average. This line count includes blank lines between paragraphs as well as lines with just a single word.
Words per page:
A good working average is 400.
These figures represent continuous words with no blank lines or breaks. In practice you need to subtract 15-20% from the page word total once the white space is taken into account.
Style and size of font have an effect on these estimates.
The average novel is between 90 and about 140 thousand words. To figure out how many pages that is, divide your word count by 250 words per page to come up with a page count.
When Word documents go to a publisher they are double-spaced and in Times New Roman, size 12.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-08-11 12:28:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You do not need special software - 'Word' has a word count feature and you can do it there.
I'm not sure that a 'how to' question like this one would fit into the forums either, as a rule, unless you have a language usage, terminology, or linguistic question, you might be better served (in this case) in a writer's forum found in search engine searches for same. Good luck!
For paperbacks you get 25-50 lines per page with 35 being a good average. This line count includes blank lines between paragraphs as well as lines with just a single word.
Words per page:
A good working average is 400.
These figures represent continuous words with no blank lines or breaks. In practice you need to subtract 15-20% from the page word total once the white space is taken into account.
Style and size of font have an effect on these estimates.
The average novel is between 90 and about 140 thousand words. To figure out how many pages that is, divide your word count by 250 words per page to come up with a page count.
When Word documents go to a publisher they are double-spaced and in Times New Roman, size 12.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-08-11 12:28:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You do not need special software - 'Word' has a word count feature and you can do it there.
I'm not sure that a 'how to' question like this one would fit into the forums either, as a rule, unless you have a language usage, terminology, or linguistic question, you might be better served (in this case) in a writer's forum found in search engine searches for same. Good luck!
Reference:
http://www.writersservices.com/wps/p_word_count.htm
http://www.writersservices.com/wps/p_filesize_toword_count.htm
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Gary D
: Congratulations on helping, Most would have not done this. well done.
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Thanks, Gary - it's sometimes difficult when one is new here.
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Kim Metzger
: This question should not have been answered. It should have been squashed. Asker must learn to post such questions in the forums.
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Thanks, Kim ~ I will considerate of that in the future.
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Comment: "Thank you
You are helpful. Does that require a certain software or I have to just reconfigure on word?
Thanks again
Alnasir"
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José J. Martínez
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ENSP, More than 30 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
como convertir el tamaño de la letra a formato de libros de pasta suave
Asi lo diria yo.
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airmailrpl
: English to English translations
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Kim Metzger
: English - English (English monolingual) is for questions about the English language not for translations.
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Discussion
Sorry for the trouble. I just joined and I am trying to learn how to use the site features.
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