sideantall

Sideantall is a term used in Norwegian publishing and documentation to denote the total number of pages in a document or book. It counts each page face produced in printing, from the first page of the front matter to the last page of the end matter, including any blank pages that are part of the final layout. The figure is commonly used when describing length, planning production, cataloging, pricing, and distribution.

In practice, sideantall affects binding and trim, printing run length, ISBN metadata, and library cataloging. For digital files, the page count corresponds to the number of pages in formats like PDF; for reflowable e-books, page counts may be variable or undefined, depending on device and font settings.

Calculation and conventions vary by context. The count typically treats a sheet as two pages, so a book produced on a given number of sheets yields up to 2n page faces. Some books include introductory material with roman numerals; the total sideantall includes those pages even if numbering differs, but not all catalogs treat roman-numeral pages the same. Blank pages inserted for formatting are generally counted as pages in the final tally.

See also: pagination, page count, printing, bibliographic metadata.