Are there standardized sizes?

The mass market paperback appears to be standardized in North America at 4.25" x 6.75".

Some of the other economical standard North American sizes:

Trade Paperback

5.5" x 8.5"
6.0" x 9.0"

Textbook

7.0" x 10.0"

Large

8.5" x 11.0"

Reference

There does seem to be some evidence that a larger mass market size is starting to appear in grocery stores, etc. But I was unable to find a reference to what that size would be.

** Are they different between US and Europe**

That would appear to be correct. The Wikipedia page for Paperback currently has information which deals with the standard sizes in the UK. That page refers to an interesting article prestige associated with larger sizes.

** Does each publisher decide it's own size?**

This is also true to some extent. (Just form the number of odd/oversized/specially shaped books I own.) There are good reasons to stick to standard sizes in most cases though, not least of which is that retail outlets appreciate the predictability.

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