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Book · by Neil Alexander Campbell · first published 1987

How many pages is Biology?

Biology by Neil Alexander Campbell has a median of 1,286 pages across 18 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 1,200 to 1,393 pages.

Median pages
1,286
18 editions counted
Range
783–1,488
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
25h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
354k
at 275 words per page

How long will Biology take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
24 h 47 min
At 30 min a day
50 days
At 1 hour a day
25 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

7501,0001,2501,5001990200020101987: 1,101 pages1993: 1,190 pages1999: 1,280 pages2002: 1,247 pages2002: 1,247 pages2003: 811 pages2005: 1,231 pages2005: 912 pages2005: 1,376 pages2006: 783 pages2007: 1,393 pages2007: 1,393 pages2008: 1,464 pages2009: 1,464 pages2009: 1,293 pages2010: 1,464 pages2010: 1,393 pages2013: 1,488 pagesmedian 1,286
7501,0001,2501,5001990200020101987: 1,101 pages1993: 1,190 pages1999: 1,280 pages2002: 1,247 pages2002: 1,247 pages2003: 811 pages2005: 1,231 pages2005: 912 pages2005: 1,376 pages2006: 783 pages2007: 1,393 pages2007: 1,393 pages2008: 1,464 pages2009: 1,464 pages2009: 1,293 pages2010: 1,464 pages2010: 1,393 pages2013: 1,488 pagesmedian 1,286
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 18 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 57 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Benjamin CummingsHardcover1,488OL25436648M
2010Pearson Education, Limited–1,464OL29022715M
2010Pearson Education, Limited–1,393OL29001060M
2009Pearson Education, Limited–1,464OL29035702M
2009Pearson/Benjamin Cummings–1,293OL24923390M
2008Pearson Education, Limited–1,464OL28992983M
2007Pearson Benjamin CummingsHardcover (alk. paper)1,393OL11277691M
2007Benjamin CummingsHardcover1,393OL10461247M

Questions

How many pages is Biology?
About 1,286 pages: that is the median of 18 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 783 to 1,488 pages.
How long does it take to read Biology?
About 24 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 50 days.
How many words is Biology?
Roughly 354,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).