10 Tips to Format for the Kindle
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Usually, the icon shows the arrow coming up from the box. In Safari browser, the share menu icon is located in the bottom bar, right in the middle see the screenshot above, on the left. Tap it, and the share menu will slide from the bottom edge of the screen. It looks the same as the icon of the Kindle app. By default, Save in Kindle Library is checked on see the screenshot above, on the left.
Once you install the Kindle app on your iPhone or iPad, it will become the easiest way to download and read ebooks from different sources.
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There are several sites on the web that offer free ebooks to download in a variety of formats compatible with almost any device. You can find free ebooks in the Kindle Store, but there is no way to add them directly from within the Kindle for iOS app. Well, you can add them — but only partially, as free samples. Instead, you can explore Amazon website in a dedicated Amazon shopping app or a web browser like Safari or Chrome.
And, since you are in a web browser, you can also check out other sites which offer free ebooks. This site is optimized for mobile devices, so you can easily browse it also on a smaller screen. When you open the mobile version of Project Gutenberg on your iPhone or iPad, you can easily find the most popular titles. Pick up the one that you want to download and tap it see the screenshot above, on the left.
Project Gutenberg gives the option to select the Kindle file with or without pictures see the screenshot above, on the right. When you tap the download link or button, the dialog window will appear asking you to decide what to do with the file. One of the biggest benefits of ebooks is the possibility to adjust the settings of the book reading app, to make the text appear exactly how you want it. The settings in the Kindle for iOS app are simple and easy to use.
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On the other hand, the Kindle app has everything you need to personalize the look of the text. When you tap the screen, the view will change to reveal the full interface. Some people love reading books with a gentle serif typeface. Others prefer a bold font, especially after reading for long hours. The size and type of the font can be changed instantly in the Kindle app for iOS. Therefore you can adjust the look of the text to what your needs are here and now. My preferred typeface is Bookerly , the modern font designed from scratch exclusively to be used in Kindle e-readers and apps.
If you need a heavier typeface, you can always pick up the original font from Kindle e-readers — Caecilia. Amazon has also added a bold face, addressed to readers with vision problems. Many book-reading apps offer a selection of backgrounds so that users can pick up the one that suits them most. Besides White, you can set Sephia, a color scheme designed to ease the eye strain and resemble the look of the page from an old print book. This option is not good, however, if you want to read ebooks outside.
The Black color of the background is combined with white font.
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Besides standard reference tools, such as a dictionary, Google, or Wikipedia, Kindle app for iPad and iPhone has a few extra features that will allow you to learn more about the book and its author, better follow the plot, and discover the most valuable passages. The easiest way to access all features is via Menu see the screenshot above, on the left.
About This Book is a card with all essential info about the book and its author. You can not only access it from the Menu list. An even quicker way is to tap Info icon in the top right corner see screenshot below, on the left. It includes the title and author, accompanied by the average rating and the number of reviews.
Share your voice
Below, there is a book blurb from a book detail page on Amazon. Here, you will also find a share icon, which you can use to spread the word about the book you are currently reading. Below, the covers of other popular books written by the author can be found. Popular highlights are not listed in the About This Book section. If you want to find out what passages have been highlighted by other readers, tap the Menu icon and then Popular Highlights section see the screenshot below, on the left. X-Ray is a unique featured available for some books in the Kindle Store.
X-Ray is an all-in-one guide to characters, locations, and terms used in the book. When you open X-Ray while being on a specific page, it will show on top the descriptions of characters and terms that are found on this page see the screenshot below, on the left. In the X-Ray list, the character is represented by the profile icon. Beneath, you will find all instances when the character was mentioned in a book. The card presenting the terms is similar to characters but it includes the extended description from Wikipedia and a link to the full article.
A bar with the presence of the term in the plot can be found under the description. X-Ray is a great way to analyze the plot, and see how it develops: In no time you can get free samples from as many books as you want. And there is no better way to check out whether the book is worth buying than reading a couple of first pages. If you are in the Library view see screenshot below, on the left and use the Search feature to find the book in your Kindle library, the app will also suggest the books from the Kindle Store that answer the search term you entered.
Each suggested book comes with the average rating. When you tap the cover or title, the free sample will start downloading. Free samples are not synced between devices, so it will stay only in your Kindle for iOS app until you delete it. When you tap the book cover in Before You Go section, a short description will appear, together with the average rating, and a button to try the free sample see the screenshot above, on the right.
The book lover who owns the iPad sooner or later will try reading an enhanced ebook.
The first destination to check out interactive and enhanced books is the App Store. The Books category lists many ebooks that are sold as standalone applications. Did you know you can also use the Kindle app to read ebooks enriched with multimedia, animations, and interactive elements? You can instantly switch it on and off with a tap of a button. There is, however, a way to listen to the Kindle book you have bought.
What is Whispersync for Voice? There are over 60, Kindle books that come with audiobook narration. How to find them? Amazon provides a clever feature that will let you find out which of the Kindle books you own have the Audible narration. You can find your match beginning at the Audible narration home page. Once you add the Audible narration to the Kindle book, follow the steps below to enable Whispersync for Voice. When you open this book in the Kindle app on the iPhone and iPad, the message about the availability of the audiobook will appear at the bottom of the screen see the screenshot below, on the left.
From now on, when you open a Kindle book with Audible narration, the icon of the headphones will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen see the screenshot above, on the right. Tap the headphones icon to reveal the audiobook bar and play the audiobook. Use the default settings in Microsoft Word.
You can customize some settings like first paragraph indents and spacing between paragraphs, but keep in mind every customization you make is a chance for more junk code to sneak into your Kindle file. While making your page breaks, remember to leave one blank page for your Table of Contents. Introduction, Foreword, Chapter 1… etc.
This step can also be done during the writing process, and the default styles in Microsoft Word can be customized. The more you customize your fonts, sizes, colors, etc. Microsoft Word has the built-in capability to link styles with Table of Contents listings. Using this built-in system, determine what you want your TOC to look like. Place your cursor at the beginning of the blank page you reserved for your TOC in Step 2 and insert it there. Everything should be hyperlinked. Page numbers will probably appear as well, but these will disappear during the conversion process.
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I highly recommend the Kinstant formatter or Scrivener. Then, using the Kindle Previewer app on your computer, preview your Kindle book to see if it meets your expectations.
Select the title of the book you want to share and click on the ellipsis action button, then Loan this title. The card presenting the terms is similar to characters but it includes the extended description from Wikipedia and a link to the full article. Your Kindle can read text stories or documents to you while you do something else. Go to the website of your local public library and head to the ebooks section of the site. Popular highlights are not listed in the About This Book section. Shortly after the new HD appeared, I received an email from Amazon stating there was a formatting issue with my eBook.
Sign up for an account at KDP. Using the above steps does not always guarantee your Kindle book will remain free of errors as new Kindle software is released. New software reads Kindle files differently on different devices, so you may find yourself having to reformat your eBook. Shortly after the new HD appeared, I received an email from Amazon stating there was a formatting issue with my eBook. Having had no reports for thousands of previous downloads, I deduced it was the way the new software was translating the code.
Instead of taking the time to reformat it myself, I sent it to my Kindle programming team to clean up for me. In addition, if your files include those special formatting issues mentioned earlier, you may find you need to outsource this portion of your eBook production to a qualified team through a publisher, distributor, or our professional programming team.
These are great tips for anyone that is new or getting use to publishing on Kindle. I read through on Amazon how to format a book but it took a few trial and errors before getting my books correctly formatted. Your tips are very helpful. It is still helpful information, though. Thank you Nina and Kristen. Been reading several sites but still wondering about some points. Still not sure about margins, what size. Line spacing what size to use and then spacing between paragraphs.
Do you use page numbers? And how to create page numbers not to include cover, name of author and copyright date, and dedication. I have MS word , and on a laptop and tower computer. Not sure which is best. Also forgot to ask what is MOBI and how to convert document into it? Thank you for any assistance you can offer. Anxious to publish and see what, if anything transpires. In terms of conversion from pdf to epub or mobi formats, I suggest to see this free online tool http: Thank you so much! This was easy to follow and took away a big part of the learning curve for me. The point is, using your and Kindles, instructions, you cannot have Eg.
If you first format as per your No. So, your contents and chapter headers and sub-headers will all be either left aligned or centred, as per the first part of the document you format. That is, whether when you initially format centred or left aligned text. You must choose one format style, you cannot have two or more.