Industry standard sizes

Whether you want to print a flyer, a magazine or a hardback book, there are a number of common industry sizes for the many different printed products.

  1. Standard US sizes
  2. Product sizes
  3. Book sizes

Standard US sizes

Many of our products conform to standard US sizes, including a range of the most common and popular formats. Check out this quick guide to US sizes.

Does your project calls for something a little bit different? No problem! Just contact us to get a quote for a custom-sized product.

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Product sizes

Many printed products have very specific size guidelines. For example, magazines are usually 8.5” x 11”, standard flyers are 5.5 x 8.5” and posters are typically 11” x 17”.

Specialty items like comic books have their own standard sizes such as US Standard.

Here’s a list of some popular printed products and their most common sizes. In addition to these, our instant price calculator offers several other choices. You can also request custom sizing, if necessary.

Product Common sizes
Magazines 5.5” x 8.5”, 8.5” x 11”
Catalogs 5.5” x 8.5”, 8.5” x 11”
Comic books 6.7” x 10.2”
Posters 11” x 17”
Flyers and leaflets 5.5” x 8.5”, 8.5” x 11”

Book sizes

In addition to the standard sizes described above, paperback and hardback books also have a range of less commonly used sizes. If you don’t know what size your book should be, we recommend choosing a standard Letter or Digest size.

If you have a certain book or booklet size you want to replicate (like a Penguin paperback) and you’re not sure about the dimensions, please read our guide on measuring.

How to measure your book size

Size Width (“) Height (“)
Letter 8.5 11
Square 8.5 8.5
US Trade 6 9
Digest 5.5 8.5
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