What is the standard trim size for books?

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. For more more information on binding types and cover finishes, check out our book specs download.

What is trim size?

Definition of trim size : the actual size (as of a book page) after excess material required in production has been cut off.

What is the trim on a book cover?

Trim size is one of those terms we use frequently when talking about the dimensions of your printed book. The term comes from the fact that during the printing process the pages of the book first printed on large sheets which are folded, glued, and later “trimmed” to a specific size.

What is the average size of a paperback book?

5.5” x 8.5”
Trade paperback sizes will range anywhere from 5.5” x 8.5” (a size that’s called digest) to 6” x 9” (also known as US trade). In today’s market, this is the go-to paperback size range for many novels, memoirs, and non-fiction books.

What size are book margins?

Margins: Your pages should include one-inch margins on all sides (so your top, bottom, left, and right margins should all be uniform). Indentations: For the first line of a new paragraph, you should indent a half-inch.

What is trim size for print?

Trim Size: This refers to the dimensions of a document after it has been printed and cut down to its desired width and height from a larger sheet, prior to any folding. Paper is trimmed to remove any excess around its perimeter or to separate pieces that have been printed as multiple images per sheet.

Is trim size the same as paper size?

Letter-size paper and legal-size paper are both considered cut-size paper. Trim size is not the same as cut size unless the project requires no trimming and the project is printed on cut-size paper. So, if you print an 8.5-by-11-inch document on 8.5-by-11-inch paper, for example, trim size and cut size are the same.

What does the term trade paperback mean?

noun. a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.

How do you know if its a trade paperback?

A paperback (or, trade paperback) book has a softcover board with a thick paper or paperboard cover. Paperback books are glued together instead of being stapled or stitched together, like a hardcover book.

What are the margins for a paperback book?

The standard size for most trade paperback books is 6×9. A good, basic page layout is to leave 3/4-inch margins on the outside edges and allow a 1-inch margin on the inside, “spine” edge.