Hi all,
Yes, we produce mass-market Paperback.
Now, that said, there are 3 huge caveats here:
1. We support 7 ebook sizes, and 26 print book sizes. Each of the 7
ebook sizes corresponds to the handful of print book sizes which make
sense for it. This is shown in the following answer on our help
center:
http://help.leanpub.com/author-help/why-does-each-ebook-size-only-correspond-to-a-subset-of-the-print-ready-pdf-export-sizes-also-how-can-i-make-a-7-x-10-or-a-75-x-925-print-ready-pdf
Now, since this message will get search indexed too, I'm going to just
list them all in point 3 below, and put the full list of which size
corresponds to which in point 3 below.
2. Even with a Custom Theme, the font size choices are not as good as
they could be, and the margin choices are nonexistent. As a
consequence of this, books which are as small as Paperback don't look
as good as they would if we had margin customization and better font
size customization. I'm well aware of this. This will be improved
this year.
3. When I made that big list of ebook and print book sizes a few weeks
ago, I realized that arguably this "one ebook size : n print book
sizes" approach was the wrong decision. I try to keep an open mind
about most of my decisions. Most decisions are reversible, and when I
realize that one of them was wrong, I try to reverse it as quickly as
possible!
So, at some point, probably by the end of this year, we will probably
just offer every size as an ebook or print book size as a choice for a
Custom Theme.
Now, a couple weeks or so ago, I decided to just list every ebook and
print book size near the bottom of the Export > Print-Ready PDF page
at Author > Books > your book > Export > Print-Ready PDF.
These are the 7 ebook sizes you can choose with a Custom Theme:
US Letter (8.5" x 11.0", 21.6cm x 27.9cm)
A4 Paper (8.27" x 11.69", 21.0cm x 29.7cm)
Technical (7.0" x 9.1", 17.8cm x 23.1cm)
US Trade (6.0" x 9.0", 15.2cm x 22.9cm)
A5 Paper (5.83" x 8.27", 14.8cm x 21.0cm)
Digest (5.5" x 8.0", 14.0cm x 20.3cm)
Paperback (4.25" x 6.87", 10.8cm x 17.4cm)
These are the 26 print-ready PDF sizes you can choose with a Custom Theme:
US Letter (8.5" x 11.0", 21.6cm x 27.9cm)
8.0" x 10.0" (20.3cm x 25.4cm)
8.25" x 10.0" (21.0cm x 25.4cm)
8.25" x 10.75" (21.0cm x 27.3cm)
A4 Paper (8.27" x 11.69", 21.0cm x 29.7cm)
8.26" x 11.69" (21.0cm x 29.7cm)
7.0" x 10.0" (17.8cm x 25.4cm)
7.44" x 9.69" (18.9cm x 24.6cm)
7.5" x 9.25" (19.0cm x 23.5cm)
7.44" x 9.68" (18.9cm x 24.6cm)
Crown Quarto (7.44" x 9.68", 18.9cm x 24.6cm)
Technical (7.0" x 9.1", 17.8cm x 23.1cm)
US Trade (6.0" x 9.0", 15.2cm x 22.9cm)
A5 Paper (5.83" x 8.27", 14.8cm x 21.0cm)
6.14" x 9.21" (15.6cm x 23.4cm)
6.69" x 9.61" (17.0cm x 24.4cm)
6.13" x 9.21" (15.6cm x 23.4cm)
6.625" x 10.25" (16.8cm x 26.0cm)
Digest (5.5" x 8.0", 14.0cm x 20.3cm)
5.25" x 8.0" (13.3cm x 20.3cm)
5.5" x 8.5" (14.0cm x 21.6cm)
5.0" x 8.0" (12.7cm x 20.3cm)
5.06" x 7.81" (12.9cm x 19.8cm)
5.25" x 8.0" (13.3cm x 20.3cm)
5.83" x 8.26" (14.8cm x 21.0cm)
Paperback (4.25" x 6.87", 10.8cm x 17.4cm)
Arguably, we should just make all 26 choices available as ebook and
print book size. Instead, we thought too much like programmers.
What my decision was a number of years ago was "7 ebook sizes are
enough for anybody", and so we only supported the 7 ebook sizes listed
above. However, since people wanted all kinds of print book sizes, we
just varied the margins to give them those print book sizes, while
keeping the content area the same size (so that pagination would
match, so that hyphenation etc would be the same). Now, print books
still get extra blank pages added so that new chapters start on the
right, so this is not the same as keeping the number of pages the
same, but whatever.
So, we have this m:n ratio of ebook sizes to print book sizes, with
the following list of which ebook size corresponds to which print book
size.
Print-ready PDF sizes for US Letter ebook page size (8.5" x 11.0",
21.6cm x 27.9cm)
US Letter - 8.5" x 11.0" 21.6cm x 27.9cm
8 x 10 inches - 8.0" x 10.0" 20.3cm x 25.4cm
8.25 x 10 inches - 8.25" x 10.0" 21.0cm x 25.4cm
8.25 x 10.75 inches - 8.25" x 10.75" 21.0cm x 27.3cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for A4 Paper ebook page size (8.27" x 11.69",
21.0cm x 29.7cm)
A4 Paper - 8.27" x 11.69" 21.0cm x 29.7cm
8.26 x 11.69 inches - 8.26" x 11.69" 21.0cm x 29.7cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for Technical ebook page size (7.0" x 9.1",
17.8cm x 23.1cm)
Note that this is Technical page size, not the Technical theme. The
Technical theme uses US Letter paper (8.5" x 11"), ironically.
7 x 10 inches 7.0" x 10.0" 17.8cm x 25.4cm
7.44 x 9.69 inches 7.44" x 9.69" 18.9cm x 24.6cm
7.5 x 9.25 inches 7.5" x 9.25" 19.0cm x 23.5cm
7.44 x 9.68 inches 7.44" x 9.68" 18.9cm x 24.6cm
Crown Quarto 7.44" x 9.68" 18.9cm x 24.6cm
Technical 7.0" x 9.1" 17.8cm x 23.1cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for US Trade ebook page size (6.0" x 9.0",
15.2cm x 22.9cm)
US Trade 6.0" x 9.0" 15.2cm x 22.9cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for A5 Paper ebook page size (5.83" x 8.27",
14.8cm x 21.0cm)
A5 Paper 5.83" x 8.27" 14.8cm x 21.0cm
6.14 x 9.21 inches 6.14" x 9.21" 15.6cm x 23.4cm
6.69 x 9.61 inches 6.69" x 9.61" 17.0cm x 24.4cm
6.13 x 9.21 inches 6.13" x 9.21" 15.6cm x 23.4cm
6.625 x 10.25 inches 6.625" x 10.25" 16.8cm x 26.0cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for Digest ebook page size (5.5" x 8.0", 14.0cm x 20.3cm)
Digest 5.5" x 8.0" 14.0cm x 20.3cm
Digest, 5.25x8 5.25" x 8.0" 13.3cm x 20.3cm
Digest, 5.5x8.5 5.5" x 8.5" 14.0cm x 21.6cm
5 x 8 inches 5.0" x 8.0" 12.7cm x 20.3cm
5.06 x 7.81 inches 5.06" x 7.81" 12.9cm x 19.8cm
5.25 x 8 inches 5.25" x 8.0" 13.3cm x 20.3cm
5.83 x 8.26 inches 5.83" x 8.26" 14.8cm x 21.0cm
Print-ready PDF sizes for Paperback ebook page size (4.25" x 6.87",
10.8cm x 17.4cm)
Paperback 4.25" x 6.87" 10.8cm x 17.4cm
Again, I think this decision was a mistake. Believe it or not, it was
done so that we could keep the list of ebook sizes small. But
instead, we end up with this mess. Also, it means that the print
books can't be customized as much as they should be able to be, and
varying the margins is a stupid cheesy hack. It should hopefully be
reversed by the end of the year.
Thanks,
Peter
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