Work out book page count from word count instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Body pages are the word count divided by words per page, front and back matter is added, and the total is rounded up to a whole number of sixteen page signatures. Presses fold in signatures of sixteen, so a book of 305 pages is printed as 320 and the extra pages are paid for whether they carry text or not.
Body pages
pages = ceiling(word count / words per page)
Printed pages
printed = ceiling(total pages / 16) x 16
pages = ceiling(word count / words per page). Body pages are the word count divided by words per page, front and back matter is added, and the total is rounded up to a whole number of sixteen page signatures.
Presses fold in signatures of sixteen, so a book of 305 pages is printed as 320 and the extra pages are paid for whether they carry text or not.
Enter manuscript word count, words per typeset page, front and back matter pages. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.