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Word count is commonly used by translators to determine the price of a translation job. Word counts may also be used to calculate measures of readability and to measure typing and reading speeds (usually in words per minute). When converting character counts to words, a measure of 5 or 6 characters to a word is generally used for English. [1]
There is disagreement regarding the number of pages or words necessary for a story to be considered a novella, a short story or a novel. [2] The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association defines a novella's word count to be between 17,500 and 40,000 words; [3] [4] at 250 words per page, this equates to 70 to 160 pages.
The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, [4] and is published in the bunkobon format (A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm [4.1 in × 5.8 in]). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installments being published in 3–9 month intervals.
The table doesn't have categories for science fiction and fantasy novels that are much larger, such as the "The Wheel of Time" series being 300-400k words per book. why arent larger books addressed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.50.209.76 ( talk ) 20:22, 30 March 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
The Coleman–Liau index is a readability test designed by Meri Coleman and T. L. Liau to gauge the understandability of a text. Like the Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning fog index, SMOG index, and Automated Readability Index, its output approximates the U.S. grade level thought necessary to comprehend the text.
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In book publishing, casting off is the process of estimating the number of signatures required to typeset a manuscript. [1] An accurate castoff (or cast off) is important because the page length of a book affects many variables, including the cost of producing the book, the cover price, how many books can fit in a carton, and the width of the ...
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