tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post7761665366859938814..comments2023-03-21T03:13:37.890-05:00Comments on On The Bird: So What's Up With Amazon?John Abramowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974099891841900193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-46189121964320659932012-06-12T11:02:27.561-05:002012-06-12T11:02:27.561-05:00John: Word count does not translate to page count ...John: Word count does not translate to page count as a perfect multiple. Total page count is based on a LOT of factors: Word count, word density (there will be more pages if your word density is low, such as stories that have lots of dialog), font size, character spacing, line spacing, etc. Trying to calculate a perfect multiple to calculate page length is impossible, because every book is different. <br /><br />I suspect that Amazon is using an average page size, average font size to make this a constant for all eBooks, and then laying each book out and calculating the page count by the number of *lines* rather than the number of words, which will actually give you a more accurate page count.<br /><br />For the record, my fantasy novel The Time Weaver weighs in at 100,000 words and 305 pages in paperback. That's 327(ish) words per page, which is actually a fairly high word density, but that's because I tend to use a lot of description blocks.Thomas A. Knighthttp://thomasaknight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-40428079573783903292012-06-12T05:20:43.240-05:002012-06-12T05:20:43.240-05:00Right, Weaver is closer to the pagination I would ...Right, Weaver is closer to the pagination I would expect. The reason I WTF about its length is that it's got more pages than a book that is actually, truly, thousands of words longer than it is.John Abramowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974099891841900193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-56490471998418667062012-06-12T05:19:23.223-05:002012-06-12T05:19:23.223-05:00The last book you mentioned is spot on. Printers a...The last book you mentioned is spot on. Printers aim for 250-280 words per page so that's not too bad. The others are off by a LONG way though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797221476198014167noreply@blogger.com