Ok, lets get this straight from the start. This Blog is about standrad book sizes. Thats it. Or is it?
Is there more than meets the eye? Well if I was going to publish my Red Riding Hoodie then yes there is. It seems that if my book was printed in the standard A size ( 175 x 111 mm) then it is doomed to be stuck underneath dirge by Jeffrey Archer and Katie Price in a basket in Asda. Snobbish? Yes probably. But ask yourself this - will your book be given the attention it deserves inbetween the birthday cards and the frozen fish aisle? I think not. If I was creating a book to be published and I was taking it as seriously as I am taking designing ther cover then I would want it to be positioned next to the best selling fairytales in the fiction section of Waterstones. Or if I had my way the cover itself would be such a fantastic piece of photographic art and design it would place itself quite proudly next to Gregory Crewdson's magnificant landscape sized wonders! I digress.
What size should I choose for my book cover? Below are the standard sizes for books:
(table courtesy of http://www.writersservices.com/wps/s1_book_sizes.htm)
Size B it seems is the standard hardback size. I had a look through my bookshelf and narrowed it down to two sizes and shapes.
I thought about the landscape size and thought how wonderful it would be to create such a wide panoramic style book cover. Like a scene from my very own Red Riding Hoodie movie. And then I thought about it again. In order to create such a photograph I am going to have to make sure every part of the image is in great detail. Something my Canon 450D I don't think can handle. I could hire a camera maybe? But no - I have decided on using the portrait syle book cover. My statement of intent (blog to follow) will describe in more detail about the image and typography and how I am hoping to achieve on it.
Is there more than meets the eye? Well if I was going to publish my Red Riding Hoodie then yes there is. It seems that if my book was printed in the standard A size ( 175 x 111 mm) then it is doomed to be stuck underneath dirge by Jeffrey Archer and Katie Price in a basket in Asda. Snobbish? Yes probably. But ask yourself this - will your book be given the attention it deserves inbetween the birthday cards and the frozen fish aisle? I think not. If I was creating a book to be published and I was taking it as seriously as I am taking designing ther cover then I would want it to be positioned next to the best selling fairytales in the fiction section of Waterstones. Or if I had my way the cover itself would be such a fantastic piece of photographic art and design it would place itself quite proudly next to Gregory Crewdson's magnificant landscape sized wonders! I digress.
What size should I choose for my book cover? Below are the standard sizes for books:
| Name | Imperial (inches approx) | Metric (mm) |
| Demy | 9 x 6 | 229 x 152 |
| Royal | 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 | 235 x 191 |
| Crown Royal | 11 x 8 1/4 | 280 x 210 |
| Classic hardback or C format paperback | 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 | 222 x 143 |
| 'Trade' paperback or B format | 8 x 5 1/4 | 198 x 129 |
| A format | 6 7/8 x 4 1/4 | 175 x 111 |
Size B it seems is the standard hardback size. I had a look through my bookshelf and narrowed it down to two sizes and shapes.
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