Common Book Sizes
Genre, cost, design, distribution – all these factors influence book size. Here is our guide to help you choose the best dimensions for your print projects.
Standard A Sizes
We offer standard A sizes for most of our products, including a range of popular formats (see right). And if you cannot see the size you want to print in the drop-down menu on our Instant Price Calculator, contact us, and we can give you a FREE quote for your custom-sized prints.
| Product | Common Sizes |
|---|---|
|
Magazines |
A4, A5 |
|
Brochures |
A4, A5 |
|
Posters |
A0, A1, A2, A3 |
|
Flyers and leaflets |
A5, DL, DL Long |
Book Sizes
The size of your book is a subtle way of helping your readers understand what kind of book you published. Paperback Books and Hardcover Books have their particular range of print sizes. If you cannot decide which book size to print, you should choose a standard A size.Â
| Size | Width (mm) | Height (mm) |
|---|---|---|
|
A4 |
210 mm |
297 mm |
|
A5 |
148 mm |
210 mm |
|
B5 |
176 mm |
250 mm |
|
B6 |
125 mm |
176 mm |
|
Novel |
6 inches |
9 inches |
|
Square |
210 mm |
210 mm |