Gregg writes:

Hello,

I need to take 10, 750 sales articles I have written and make them into a book (coulhd easily be an e-book). Then, I want to write a full blown business book on sales and computer software around 200-300 pages.

Is a 7,500 words ok for an e-book?

Is 75,000 words good for a 200-300 page book?

In other words, how many words to write an e-book, and how many for a 200-300 page business book?

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Hi Gregg,

E-books can really be any length you want, but your readers may not want to pay a huge amount for a short e-book. In fact, most people who read e-books don't want to read a whole lot on the screen, so your 7,500 words is probably ideal.

Most paper books have a word-count of about 300-350 words to the page, which means you'd need about 60,000-90,000 words. (Charts and graphics take up a lot of room too, so if you have them, you can use a lower word count and still get to 300 pages.)

Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Julie

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