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What is Digest Size?

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Question: What is Digest Size?
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).
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.

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