Genre guide · Nonfiction
Business & Leadership: word count & book length
How long a business & leadership book should be, which trim sizes suit it and what that means in printed pages. Typical length: 50,000–70,000 words.
50,000–70,000 wordstypical length
60,540works in Open Library
About business & leadership
Books on management, entrepreneurship, marketing and careers. Many are written to build an author's consulting or speaking platform.
Printed length in recommended trim sizes
| Trim | Pages at 11 pt | Spine (white) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 x 9 in US Trade | 160–218 pages | 0.36–0.49 in |
Page counts for these lengths
Tips for this category
- A hardcover edition lends authority for speaking events and bulk corporate sales.
Most-published business & leadership works in Open Library
| Title | Author | First published | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of War | 孙武 (Sun Tzu) | 1900 | 1,542 |
| As a Man Thinketh | James Allen | 1902 | 658 |
| Roughing It | Mark Twain | 1872 | 408 |
| Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill | 1937 | 309 |
| The art of money getting, or, Golden rules for money getting | P. T. Barnum, P. T. Barnum | 1880 | 296 |
| Acres of diamonds | Russell Herman Conwell, Robert Shackleton - undifferentiated | 1901 | 275 |
| The Richest Man in Babylon | George S. Clason | 1926 | 258 |
| The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein Veblen | 1899 | 236 |
| My life and work | Ford, Henry, Henry Ford | 1922 | 166 |
| The master key system in twenty-four parts with questionnaire and glossary | Charles F. Haanel, Ruth L. Miller | 1919 | 135 |
Open Library lists 60,540 works under this subject.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a business & leadership book be?
Typically 50,000–70,000 words. Books on management, entrepreneurship, marketing and careers.
What trim size is best for business & leadership?
Common choices are 6 x 9 in US Trade.
Sources & data
- Subject statistics from Open Library.