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Novella Book Size

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A Novella book measures 5 × 8 in (127 × 203 mm). It is a small US trim used for novellas, poetry collections and short print-on-demand books, a common preset on Amazon KDP.

inisDimensions 127 × 203 mm

Novella measures 127 millimetres wide and 203 millimetres tall.

Novella Dimensions in Each Unit

Novella is 127 × 203 mm, which is 12.7 × 20.3 cm or 5 × 7.99 in.

UnitWidthHeightWidth × heightCopy
Millimetres (mm)127203127 × 203 mm
Centimetres (cm)12.720.312.7 × 20.3 cm
Metres (m)0.1270.2030.127 × 0.203 m
Inches (in)57.995 × 7.99 in
Feet (ft)0.420.670.42 × 0.67 ft
Points (pt)360575360 × 575 pt
Picas (pc)304830 × 48 pc
Pixels at 72 DPI360575360 × 575 px
Pixels at 150 DPI7501199750 × 1199 px
Pixels at 300 DPI150023981500 × 2398 px
Pixels at 600 DPI300047953000 × 4795 px

Pixel counts follow from the resolution: pixels = millimetres ÷ 25.4 × DPI. More on the DPI and pixels page.

Novella Shape and Area

Aspect ratio1 : 1.598
Area0.0258 m² · 25,781 mm²
Diagonal239.5 mm · 9.43 in
Closest ISO size5 by 8 in, short books
Governing standardBook trade convention (UK and US)

Novella to Scale

Novella127 × 203 mm127 mm203 mm
Novella at true proportion. Long edge 203 mm, short edge 127 mm.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What size is a 5 by 8 book?

It is 5 by 8 inches, or about 127 by 203 mm, often called the Novella trim.

Is 5 by 8 good for a novel?

For a short novel or novella, yes. A full-length novel at 5 by 8 in runs long on page count, which raises the spine width and print cost.

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Dimensions per Publishing trade size; unit values derived by formula. Reviewed . Editorial Process →