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Zine edition paper mass calculator
Estimate paper-only weight for mailing and carrying a whole edition.
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The plan
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How the calculation works
Mass per copy (g) = sheet area (m²) × (interior sheets × interior gsm + cover gsm).
Before you use the result
Includes one full-size cover sheet. Excludes ink, staples, adhesive and packaging. Weigh a finished copy before buying postage.
A worked example
Unfolded sheet width (mm): 210 · Unfolded sheet height (mm): 297 · Interior paper (gsm): 100 · Interior sheets per copy: 6 · Cover paper (gsm): 160 · Copies: 50.
- Paper per copy (g)
- 47.401
- Edition paper (kg)
- 2.37
Results display up to three decimal places. Rounding happens only for display, except where the method explicitly counts whole items.