What is the Average Length of a Book in Today's Book Market?
- schlesadv
- Jan 16
- 1 min read
There is no single “official” average, but across the modern publishing industry there are well-established norms. Here’s what a typical book published today looks like.
📖 Average word count (modern publishing)
Across all adult books, the average full-length book is roughly:
70,000–90,000 words
That range covers most commercially published titles.
📄 Average page count
Using standard trade paperback formatting (≈250–300 words per page):
250–350 pages is typical
The most common range is 280–320 pages
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