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What is Digest Size?

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Digest size is a publicaton size, not a paper size

Digest size is a publicaton size, not a paper size

Question: What is Digest Size?
Answer: If you take a letter size piece of paper and fold it in half, that is roughly digest size.

The actual dimensions of a finished digest size publication can vary from 5.5 x 8.25 inches to some smaller variation depending on the size of the sheet of paper you start with and the amount of trim.

Books, magazines (such as Reader's Digest and TV Guide, and catalogs are often printed at digest size (although they are generally printed on a larger sheet size that is then cut and folded to a digest size).

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