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Book · by Truman Capote · first published 1998

How many pages is In Cold Blood?

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote has a median of 343 pages across 33 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 343 to 386 pages.

Median pages
343
33 editions counted
Range
284–496
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
94k
at 275 words per page

How long will In Cold Blood 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
6 h 36 min
At 30 min a day
14 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

300400500197019801990200020101965: 343 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 343 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 343 pages1965: 386 pages1965: 362 pages1966: 343 pages1966: 322 pages1966: 343 pages1966: 284 pages1966: 343 pages1968: 343 pages1981: 335 pages1984: 335 pages1992: 410 pages1993: 336 pages1993: 496 pages1994: 343 pages1996: 410 pages1999: 343 pages1999: 352 pages2000: 426 pages2002: 343 pages2004: 419 pages2006: 426 pages2007: 343 pages2007: 496 pages2009: 352 pages2012: 354 pages2013: 416 pagesmedian 343
300400500198020001965: 343 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 343 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 384 pages1965: 343 pages1965: 386 pages1965: 362 pages1966: 343 pages1966: 322 pages1966: 343 pages1966: 284 pages1966: 343 pages1968: 343 pages1981: 335 pages1984: 335 pages1992: 410 pages1993: 336 pages1993: 496 pages1994: 343 pages1996: 410 pages1999: 343 pages1999: 352 pages2000: 426 pages2002: 343 pages2004: 419 pages2006: 426 pages2007: 343 pages2007: 496 pages2009: 352 pages2012: 354 pages2013: 416 pagesmedian 343
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover34356 h 36 min
Paperback38427 h 24 min

Editions counted

The 33 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 121 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Modern Libraryhardcover416OL30109922M
2012Penguin Books, Limited–354OL28478022M
2009Penguin Books–352OL28442869M
2007Modern Library–343OL22486508M
2007Clipper Large Print–496OL32107744M
2006Transaction Large PrintPaperback426OL8612994M
2004Sel Yayincilik–419OL16335549M
2002Random House–343OL3584694M

Questions

How many pages is In Cold Blood?
About 343 pages: that is the median of 33 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 284 to 496 pages.
How long does it take to read In Cold Blood?
About 6 h 36 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is In Cold Blood?
Roughly 94,000 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)).