Book trim size
11 x 8.5 in Landscape trim size
11 x 8.5 in · 279.4 x 215.9 mm. Letter landscape. Popular for photography and sheet-music books.
About the 11 x 8.5 in format
Letter landscape. Popular for photography and sheet-music books.
Typical uses: Photo books, Music books, Picture books.
Genres where this size is a common choice: Photography & Art Books.
How many pages will my book be at 11 x 8.5 in?
| Manuscript | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000 words | 70 pp | 82 pp | 92 pp |
| 60,000 words | 100 pp | 118 pp | 132 pp |
| 80,000 words | 130 pp | 154 pp | 174 pp |
| 100,000 words | 160 pp | 190 pp | 214 pp |
| 120,000 words | 188 pp | 224 pp | 254 pp |
Estimates for a typical serif body font with 130% leading, chapter openings and front/back matter. Dialogue-heavy fiction runs longer; dense nonfiction shorter.
Spine width and cover size for 11 x 8.5 in
| Page count | Spine (white paper) | Spine (cream paper) | Full cover incl. bleed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 pages | 0.2252 in / 5.72 mm | 0.25 in / 6.35 mm | 22.475 x 8.75 in |
| 200 pages | 0.4504 in / 11.44 mm | 0.5 in / 12.7 mm | 22.7 x 8.75 in |
| 300 pages | 0.6756 in / 17.16 mm | 0.75 in / 19.05 mm | 22.926 x 8.75 in |
| 400 pages | 0.9008 in / 22.88 mm | 1 in / 25.4 mm | 23.151 x 8.75 in |
| 500 pages | 1.126 in / 28.6 mm | 1.25 in / 31.75 mm | 23.376 x 8.75 in |
Spine factors: 0.002252 in/page white, 0.0025 in/page cream (KDP published values). Other printers vary — use their template.
Margins by page count
| Pages | Min. inside (KDP) | Recommended inside | Outside | Top / bottom | Text block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–150 pages | 0.375 in | 0.625 in | 0.75 in | 0.625 / 0.625 in | 9.63 x 7.25 in |
| 151–300 pages | 0.5 in | 0.75 in | 0.75 in | 0.625 / 0.625 in | 9.5 x 7.25 in |
| 301–500 pages | 0.625 in | 0.875 in | 0.75 in | 0.625 / 0.625 in | 9.38 x 7.25 in |
| 501–700 pages | 0.75 in | 1 in | 0.75 in | 0.625 / 0.625 in | 9.25 x 7.25 in |
| 701–828 pages | 0.875 in | 1.125 in | 0.75 in | 0.625 / 0.625 in | 9.13 x 7.25 in |
Minimum inside margins are KDP's published values; recommended margins are our comfortable defaults for reading.
Two-page spread
Interior PDF page size
| Setup | Page size (in) | Page size (mm) | Full-page image at 300 ppi |
|---|---|---|---|
| No bleed (text only) | 11 x 8.5 | 279.4 x 215.9 | 3,300 x 2,550 px |
| With bleed | 11.125 x 8.75 | 282.6 x 222.3 | 3,338 x 2,625 px |
With bleed, add 0.125 in to the width (outside edge only) and 0.25 in to the height (top and bottom).
Tip: at 11 x 8.5 in, a novel of 80,000 words comes to roughly 154 pages at 11 pt. Try different settings in the word count calculator or build a cover with the spine width calculator.