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If you're thinking about making your first book, you're almost certainly asking yourself the length of your book.

It is possible to find out how long different ebooks are. Even within the genre you'll find they vary significantly. What factors make one length appropriate than the other?

And if you read articles on this topic the consensus seems to be "it's all relative. For unhelpful explanations are concerned, this one is in the same category as the average length of a string.

We'll try to be more friendly.

 So, how long should an ebook be? It depends on the goal

Maybe go shorter still and provide it no cost as a lead-generation tool to encourage people to sample your work. And then sign up to your email list?

If you wish for the ebook to 'pay its own way', by offering an income, there are three primary things to think about:

• What is the number of words you have to use to express the message you wish to convey?
• What number of words will your viewers be thrilled to learn?
• What do they expect to be paid based on length of your ebook?

Hopefully there's a sweet point where all these elements meet.

 Average ebook length

There are some guidelines that could be helpful.

Children's books may only be a few hundred words long. The chances are that the author will rely on images to convey the tale.

The right (or typical) length for an ebook in the self-help, or 'how-to guide' genre is between 40 to 50,000 pages. This is equivalent to 150 to 200 pages in a typical printed book.

An adult-oriented novel generally has about 100,000 words. There are however some fantastic books that are significantly shorter or longer than average (The Great Gatsby is around 47,000 words long ).

The higher end of the table of ebook length tends to be filled by educational textbooks, specifically in areas like law.

The majority of longer eBooks will have higher prices. But quality and value to the user are also important. If you've got a lot to share, breaking it down into shorter books could be more beneficial to your readers. You might even earn more revenue overall and get to market sooner.

The first time you think of serialization if you're writing fiction however, keep in mind that almost all of Dickens's novels were first written in serialized form in magazines and periodicals.

  Plan your

After that, write a summary of the main points of every chapter. It will give you an idea of the weight' of your finished book and perhaps your target price.

Then ask yourself How often have you been reading an ebook and thought it was not quite as well laid out? That's the biggest danger with looking at average or expected words - you have to write many more words to produce something significant, instead of adding value to your readers.

It's probably the best suggestion of all. The ideal ebook length is the number of words are needed to convey the story of your book, and keep your audience engaged, and bring you a fair return for your efforts.