Book format (incomplete table)

What is the format of a book ? For many, the book format designation, for example, 84x108 / 16, is an incomprehensible set of numbers. Let's try to
figure out which formats of books are most common.

Books are printed on sheet paper, which is obtained from roll paper of standard sizes.
Basic roll paper formats :
Width (cm) - 60, 70, 75, 84, 90, 100, 108, 120, 140, 168;
The basic formats of sheet paper :
Dimensions (cm) - 60x84, 60x90, 70x90, 70x100, 70x108, 75x90 and 84x108 cm.

When talking about the formats of books , they are usually correlated with the formats of sheet paper . If you divide a piece of paper in half on a
wider side, you'll get 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, and so on. share sheet . For a sheet of 84x108 cm size 1/16, the proportion of the sheet is 210x252 mm.

Thus, a record of 84x108 / 16 means that the book format is 1/16 of a sheet of paper with a size of 84x108 cm. That is, first the format of the printed
sheet is specified, and then its share per page.

True, the actual size of the publication differs somewhat from that obtained mathematically by calculating the fraction of the sheet. This is due to the
fact that in the production process, the edition after cutting becomes slightly smaller.

Main formats of book editions

Format group Paper size, cm / The format of the edition after pruning
in size sheet fraction from three sides, mm
Super Large 84x108 / 8 265x410
70x108 / 8 265x340
70x100 / 8 245x340
60x90 / 8 220x290
60x84 / 8 205x290
84x108 / 16 205x260
Large 70x108 / 16 170x260
70x100 / 16 170x240
75x90 / 16 182x215
70x90 / 16 170x215
Medium 60x90 / 16 145x215
60x84 / 16 145x200
84x108 / 32 130x200
Small 75x90 / 32 107x177
70x108 / 32 130x165
70x100 / 32 120x165
70x90 / 32 107x165
Super-small 60x90 / 32 107x140
60x84 / 32 100x140

One of the most common book formats are medium-sized book formats - 60x90 / 16 and 84x108 / 32.

The formats of modern books in accordance with their size in millimeters after pruning can also be classified as follows:

Miniature format
(70-100) х (100-125) - dictionaries the size of the palm, guidebooks;

Reduced (pocket) format

(100-130) х (140-177) - fiction in the paper cover, some dictionaries;

Standard format
(130-145) х (200-215) - the most part of fiction and textbooks is published in this format;

Increased shape of t
170х (215-260) - some children's publications, special literature;

Collegiate format
(205-220) х (260-270) - the majority of encyclopedic editions;

Very large format

(245-265) х (340-410) - art albums, atlases, children's books.

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