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Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
Kindle Publishing Guidelines
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use the built in previewer to see how your book appears on a range of Kindle devices and free Kindle
reading apps.
Once your book is ready, you can export your book and upload it to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to
make it available to customers.
Kindle Textbook Creator is available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. The most recent version
can be downloaded for free from www.amazon.com/ktc.
2.2.4 Kindle Comic Creator
Kindle Comic Creator is a free tool for authors and publishers to turn graphic novels, comics and manga
into Kindle books. Kindle Comic Creator makes it easy to import original artwork, optimize the experience
of readers, and preview how a book will look on Kindle devices.
Kindle Comic Creator accepts most common types of graphic files, so authors are free to create artwork
using their preferred design tools. Kindle Comic Creator accepts single or multi-page source files in .pdf,
.jpg/.jpeg, .tif/.tiff, .ppm, or .png formats.
Kindle Comic Creator is available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. The most recent version can
be downloaded for free from www.amazon.com/kc2.
2.2.5 Kindle Kids' Book Creator
Kindle Kids’ Book Creator is a free tool that authors and publishers can use to turn illustrated kids' books
into Kindle books. This tool makes it easy to import original artwork, optimize the experience of readers,
and preview how a book will look on Kindle devices and applications.
Kindle Kids’ Book Creator accepts most common types of graphic files, so authors are free to create
artwork using their preferred design tools.
Kindle Kids’ Book is available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. The most recent version can be
downloaded for free from www.amazon.com/kidsbookcreator.
Third-Party Conversion Services
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Publishers have the option to outsource conversion of titles from a variety of formats to eBook formats.
Conversion houses offer publishers solutions and services that include taking a variety of input formats
and creating eBook or print-ready output. The typical input formats are:
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Word (.DOC, .DOCX), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Text (.txt)
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PDF
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Scan of print book
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FrameMaker, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress
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XML (such as DocBook, etc.)
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HTML, XHTML
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EPUB (also known as IDPF or OEB)
The process of converting non-reflowable content (such as PDF or scans) to reflowable content is labor-
intensive and requires specialized formatting knowledge.