Kdp Ebook Formatting Guide
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Kdp ebook formatting guide. Creating a paperback book from your uploaded ebook is very straightforward with amazon s kdp. So you ve written your manuscript but you have no clue how to format your book for amazon kindle. As you prepare your ebook consider whether your content should have a fixed or reflowable format.
Create a table of contents in word. When s the last time you saw a print book that was 8 5 x 11. Add 0 125 3 2 mm to the width and 0 25 6 4 mm to the height.
Again margins aren t something we need to worry about when formatting for kindle but they re crucial for. Below you ll find information about which formats we recommend tools you can use and device compatibility. Kdp can provide you with a free isbn to publish your paperback.
The trim size is the book s physical size. Ebook manuscript formatting guide. Kdp can provide you with a free isbn to publish your paperback.
After your ebook is published on kdp amazon assigns it a 10 digit asin amazon standard identification number. For example if your trim size is 6 x 9 15 24 x 22 86 cm 15 24 x 22 86 cm set the page size to 6 125 x 9 25 15 54 x 23 46 cm 15 54 x 23 46 cm. For help formatting an ebook see our ebook manuscript formatting guide.
While the formatting for your ebook will generally look like however you laid it out with amazon s kindle create software a paperback book has a few more specifications and intricacies that you ll need to keep in mind. Publishing service providers resources. For directions on how to format your ebook manuscript using mac visit publishing for mac users.