How Many Pages Should An Ebook Be?

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June 26, 2016, 2:05 pm

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It's often said that people prefer to read longer Ebooks with more than 100 pages. I am probably not one of those people. And I usually don't write that long Ebooks myself either. My last Ebook was 75 pages long and I think it's more than enough.

What about you? How many pages do you think is enough?
How many pages were the last Ebook you read or bought?

Sure, one can always find interesting Ebooks with more than 100 pages and read it from cover to cover in a flash, but I usually prefer to read Ebooks with less pages and I tend to enjoy them and/or learn more from them.

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Lynne

I wrote an eBook for my marketing website, to give away to new subscribers. It was only 19 pages. Now you've got me thinking I should have written a longer eBook!

I am wanting to write some more eBooks for my addiction website. One as a free give for subscribers and then more that I can sell. I want to share my journey as a drug addict and acloholic and then also about recovery and how I got clean.

I am still trying to find the time to get started with that project though!

10 years ago

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hitmeasap

Hey Lynne,
19 pages are more than enough, as long as those 19 pages are of high value. Most authors are adding tons of "fluff" into their creations which is basically just a load of filler content you as a reader can live without. With that being said, let me congratulate you to become clean, that's amazing!

I have never been addicted to drugs or alcohol in such way so I can't say that I know anything you're going through, or have been through, but I do know that there's thousands of other people who would benefit from hearing your story and learning from your experience so I do hope you'll launch some sort of product regarding this in the future How Many Pages Should An Ebook Be?

Let me know if I can be of any help further on, as I have at least some experience in this field.

Best Regards,
hitmeasap

10 years ago

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Lynne

Yes that is exactly what I found when writing my eBook. I could have made it a lot longer but I don't like any fluff at all, I like meat. So I wrote what I believed was essential to say and left the rest. I was disappointed in how short my eBook was but I did get really good feedback.

I think one of the things holding me back about getting on with writing the addiction eBooks is that I want to show how things really were. How ugly it was... the depths to which a person will sink... BUT I have a mother, and a father... omg and a husband now. I can't say exactly how far my addiction went without possibly upsetting my family.

Then a lot of things also involved other people, I have no right to share their story so I am not sure how to get around these two issues.

10 years ago

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hitmeasap

You could use a pseudonym, but that would obviously be a bit tricky, as you won't be able to sell it on your personal website or on a marketplace where you're called "Lynne". I've never done this myself, so I can't tell how it would end up either. But my guess is that it would be easier to write an actual book this way. And sell it in a store rather than online on your personal blog or website.

With that being said, I would love to read your story, so if, and when, you make it, please let me know. Not because I'm a fan of these kind of things at all, but I am very interested in other peoples stories. I love hearing them. Especially from people who's been "knocked down on their knees" and got back on their feet again. Good job!

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anwebservices

I guess it depends very much on what subject you writing about How Many Pages Should An Ebook Be?

is it tutorial, recipes, or novel etc... As MasterA said, even one page ebook can be very informative for some kind of ebooks, while perhaps recipes you can write in hundreds and hundreds pages... It's kind of tricky question here How Many Pages Should An Ebook Be?

10 years ago

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hitmeasap

Does it really depend on the subject? - I get your point and I totally agree with you, but, would you seriously buy an ebook if you knew it contained only 1 page? Would you pay, let's say $42 for it, when you know you could get another ebook, in a similar niche, that contained 150 pages for the same price?

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EliteWriter

The most important thing is how informative / helpful it is . It will also depend on the subject you are tackling. If it is a story it can be a bit longer, but if it is something simple such as a guide to something or tips about something it had better be concise. On average I think that 60 to 100 pages are enough, but as I said it depends on the subject and type of ebook. To me shorter ebooks work best as I prefer it that way. And obviously quality is more important than quantity.

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ajlancer

Hello hitmeasap thanks for your nice question again. I am not used to reading any eBook. And I am not purchasing so much eBook from online. Though, I have purchased few eBook last couple of years about social media marketing. And I saw there are discussing several matter with their method and some of 5 pages and some of 10 more pages. And I think it is depend on your subject or topic. If your subject matter contain too much information, you have to write more word, and sure with more details and that may long page. And I think few pages but enough informative very much popular for eBook. It may 5-10 pages. I am sure, it is easy to understand and reading without boring if few pages but informative.

Regards by Ajlancer

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Barida

It depends on the information you're trying to pass out to your audience that will determine how many pages your ebook is going to be. I mean there are some ebooks that are 100 pages, yet they did not hit the right points as expected by the buyer. So, making valid points on your book is really important.

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Corzhens

When I asked that question to a publisher of books before the advent of the internet, the answer I got was it depends on the contents of the book. It can be as thin as 50 pages and as thick as 500 pages. However, the main consideration in printed publication is the cost because paper and other materials incur expense. But with the e-book which has nothing to do with printing then I guess there is not standard length or number of pages.

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