How to Format a Paperback | Book Formatting for Kindle

Are you trying to figure out how to format a paperback book? Well in today’s video we’re going to cover book formatting for kindle. So, stick around.

Since it's one of the most widely used formats, I'm going to show you how to format a book in Microsoft Word. Now if you don't have access to ms word, you can use the free software of kingsoft office or google docs.

Also, since it's the most popular platform for paperback books, we're going to talk about how to format your print book for KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), however, most print on demand platforms will accept this same formatted file.

In a previous video, I showed you how to format an ebook and I’ll drop a link to it below. Enough of this jabbering, let me show you how to format your book for amazon kindle.

1. Grab a blank template and download
2. Go into your document and hit Ctrl A and then Ctrl C to copy everything
3. Go into the template, highlight the default text and select paste - special values - unformatted text
4. Highlight everything and select justify to make the text more readable
5. Select the Font type and size
6. Format Chapter Headings (you can adjust headings appearance)
7. Add in page breaks - before each chapter insert page break (check with your competition) I've found non-fiction starts chapters on the right hand pages
8. Insert page numbers - Go to first chapter and double click the footer(bottom) part of the page
- If you want page numbers on your chapter pages then deselect the "different first page" box, otherwise, leave it checked
- Deselect the "link to previous" button do the same on the next page
- Click Page Number option and select where you want the page number to be located
- Select Page Number option again, but this time click the Format Page Numbers option, select the Start At option and keep the default to 1.
- Quickly scroll through your book and make sure the numbers are in order
9. Insert Headers - Again, remove the "Link to Previous"
- If you'd like your title and author name listed in your header(check your competition and see what is the norm) I've seen it differ Title - Left, Author - Right
- Scan through to make sure everything lines up
10. Create the TOC - Delete the current table of contents, if you have it and go to References Tab - Select Table of Contents and select the format you want. If you don't see the format you're looking for, click "Custom table of contents" and adjust the settings as you see fit
- Double check your page numbers
- If you make any changes, you'll need to update your TOC

Note: If you have images in your book, you'll want to make sure the images are 180-300 DPI to ensure they're crisp and not pixelated. Remember, the bigger the image the more memory it takes up. KDP only accepts files up to 400MB.

11. Export to PDF

Now that you've seen how easy book formatting is, specifically formatting a print book in word, feel free to share this book formatting tutorial with anyone else who you think would find it helpful.

Now, if you thought that was easy, formatting an ebook for kdp is even easier. Check out this video below and I’ll show you how easy it is to format your ebook.

I’ll catch you in that video. Until next time, remember to write right.
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