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How many pages is How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking?

How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie has a median of 244 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 233 to 254 pages.

Median pages
244
10 editions counted
Range
196–256
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.7h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
67k
at 275 words per page

How long will it 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
4 h 42 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20022024026019601980200020201956: 229 pages1956: 244 pages1957: 256 pages1957: 256 pages1957: 256 pages1966: 229 pages1977: 244 pages1991: 244 pages1991: 246 pages2020: 196 pagesmedian 244
200220240260197520001956: 229 pages1956: 244 pages1957: 256 pages1957: 256 pages1957: 256 pages1966: 229 pages1977: 244 pages1991: 244 pages1991: 246 pages2020: 196 pagesmedian 244
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Orange books Internationalpaperback196OL32035486M
1991PocketMass Market Paperback244OL7664066M
1991Jossey Bass WileyPaperback246OL12558871M
1977Pocket Books–244OL21416106M
1966Pocket Books–229OL22198360M
1957World's Work–256OL13753865M
1957World's Work Ltd–256OL20318141M
1957Cedar–256OL15039080M

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Questions

How many pages is How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking?
About 244 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 196 to 256 pages.
How long does it take to read How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking?
About 4 h 42 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking?
Roughly 67,000 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)).