If you talk to a original publisher or an old publishing pro, whatever less than 260 pages isn't a book-- it's a pamphlet. You are talking 70-80,000 words. My book on faith (ready for editing) is only 45,000 words. That's about 180 pages in a 6 X 9 book. One of the largest Christian book publishers told a friend of mine, his research showed the midpoint reader likes a book to be about 150 pages. He called her personally and asked to republish her fairly victorious self-published book. She is now a recognized author of a major publishing company.
If your proposed book is 600 pages, I would propose very few people will want to read it. Instruction tomes are large but have a exact audience: students and educators. Bottom line: people want a book they can carry in a purse or portfolio so they can read it at lunch. They also want a book that gets to the point and won't take them weeks to read. I know what you're going to say. "What about Harry Potter?" A great novel can have lots of pages and people will buy and read it. Non-fiction is a diminutive different. We daily non-fiction authors should keep it short and sweet. If it's a great book, your next one can be bigger. Your fans will examine it.
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Being a bottom-liner, I like a book to get to the point and make it. I have read books that were needlessly long. It was distinct the author wrote a lot of fluf to make the book bigger, perhaps in an attempt to satisfy a original publisher. I have friends who brag about how big their is going to be. I don't have the heart to tell them no one will want to buy it, much less read it. If you, as an author, have something to say, it shouldn't take forever to say it. But that's just me. Book writing is like telling time. If someone asks, just tell them what time it is. Don't elucidate how to make a watch.
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