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Book · by Ian Fleming · first published 2002

How many pages is Live and Let Die?

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming has a median of 260 pages across 32 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 226 to 320 pages.

Median pages
260
32 editions counted
Range
159–440
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
72k
at 275 words per page

How long will Live and Let Die take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
4 h 35 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.

20030040019601980200020201954: 240 pages1954: 162 pages1954: 262 pages1954: 240 pages1954: 162 pages1954: 159 pages1954: 216 pages1956: 181 pages1964: 258 pages1973: 247 pages1980: 332 pages2002: 288 pages2003: 229 pages2006: 344 pages2008: 310 pages2009: 304 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 239 pages2016: 336 pages2017: 342 pages2017: 238 pages2017: 344 pages2018: 294 pages2018: 342 pages2018: 202 pages2018: 440 pages2018: 208 pages2020: 256 pages2021: 201 pages2024: 288 pagesmedian 260
200300400197520001954: 240 pages1954: 162 pages1954: 262 pages1954: 240 pages1954: 162 pages1954: 159 pages1954: 216 pages1956: 181 pages1964: 258 pages1973: 247 pages1980: 332 pages2002: 288 pages2003: 229 pages2006: 344 pages2008: 310 pages2009: 304 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 320 pages2012: 239 pages2016: 336 pages2017: 342 pages2017: 238 pages2017: 344 pages2018: 294 pages2018: 342 pages2018: 202 pages2018: 440 pages2018: 208 pages2020: 256 pages2021: 201 pages2024: 288 pagesmedian 260
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 32 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 135 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Fleming Publications Limited, Ian–288OL52567056M
2021Independently Published–201OL34202637M
2020Independently Published–256OL30235146M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–294OL56315578M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–342OL55753792M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–202OL56323229M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–440OL55640864M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–208OL56092551M

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Questions

How many pages is Live and Let Die?
About 260 pages: that is the median of 32 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 159 to 440 pages.
How long does it take to read Live and Let Die?
About 4 h 35 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Live and Let Die?
Roughly 72,000 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)).