4.25" × 6.87"
Pocketbook · Portrait · 108 × 174 mm
Ships worldwide
The smallest size we print: the paperback you find at an airport bookstore.
Best for
- Mass-market fiction
- Romance & thrillers
- Devotionals
- Travel-size reprints
Print specifications
Every size below is drawn to the same scale and placed beside an average adult hand (7.6" long), so you can judge how it will feel to hold. Each card lists the exact trim in inches and millimetres, where it can ship, and the genres it suits best.
Compact sizes that fit in a bag or back pocket. Lower print cost per copy; more pages for the same manuscript.
Pocketbook · Portrait · 108 × 174 mm
The smallest size we print: the paperback you find at an airport bookstore.
Best for
Digest · Portrait · 127 × 203 mm
Light and portable; a popular choice for shorter fiction.
Best for
US Trade (Digest) · Portrait · 140 × 216 mm
A versatile all-rounder, slightly smaller than 6×9 with a very similar feel.
Best for
A5 (ISO) · Portrait · 148 × 210 mm
The international A5 standard; ideal if most of your readers are outside North America.
Best for
The sizes readers expect on a bookstore shelf. Comfortable to hold, economical to print, and the industry default for prose.
US Trade · Portrait · 152 × 229 mm
The single most popular size in independent publishing. If in doubt, choose this.
Best for
Royal (UK) · Portrait · 156 × 234 mm
The British trade standard; a touch taller and wider than 6×9.
Best for
Comic · Portrait · 168 × 260 mm
The standard US comic-book trim. It matches most comic page templates.
Best for
Executive · Portrait · 178 × 254 mm
Extra width for tables, code listings, sidebars and exercises.
Best for
Crown Quarto · Portrait · 189 × 246 mm
A classic UK academic size with generous margins for footnotes and figures.
Best for
Room for diagrams, worksheets, recipes and two-column layouts. Heavier in the hand; best when the content needs the space.
Large Portrait · Portrait · 203 × 254 mm
A premium showcase size for image-led books.
Best for
US Letter · Portrait · 216 × 279 mm
Standard US letter size; anything laid out in a word processor fits without reformatting.
Best for
A4 (ISO) · Portrait · 210 × 297 mm
International A4. It prints documents and templates designed on A4 paper at 100%.
Best for
Square pages suit full-bleed illustrations and photos. The classic shape for picture books and gift books.
Small Square · Square · 191 × 191 mm
A friendly, hand-sized square, easy for small hands to hold.
Best for
Square Photo · Square · 203 × 203 mm
The classic photo-book square; great for full-bleed illustrations.
Best for
Square · Square · 216 × 216 mm
The most common picture-book size, with plenty of room for spreads and large type.
Best for
Wider than tall, made for panoramic art, photo spreads and anything read side-by-side.
Landscape Small · Landscape · 229 × 178 mm
A compact landscape; two-page spreads read like a panorama.
Best for
US Letter Landscape · Landscape · 279 × 216 mm
Letter paper turned sideways; ideal for slides, charts and wide illustrations.
Best for
A4 Landscape · Landscape · 297 × 210 mm
A4 turned sideways for readers outside North America.
Best for
You can change the trim size any time before your book goes to print. The editor shows live print costs and royalties for each size.