Okay so book templates are honestly one of those things I wish someone had just explained to me straight up seven years ago because I wasted like three months figuring this out the hard way. First thing you gotta know is there’s basically two universes here – print templates and digital templates. They’re completely different […]
Okay so I just uploaded three different manuscript templates to KDP last week and here’s what actually matters with these multi-format packs. The biggest thing nobody tells you is that KDP’s trim size options are weirdly specific and you can’t just wing it. Like you need your manuscript formatted EXACTLY to their specs or the […]
Okay so the KDP paperback interior files thing – I literally just walked someone through this yesterday while my cat was knocking stuff off my desk, so it’s fresh in my mind. The Basic File Setup Nobody Tells You Right First thing, KDP wants a PDF. That’s it. Not a Word doc, not an InDesign […]
Okay so the cover template thing trips up literally everyone when they first start doing paperback on KDP and honestly Amazon doesn’t make it super clear which is wild considering how important it is. So here’s what you actually need to know because I spent like three months getting this wrong before I figured it […]
Okay so here’s the thing about Kindle cover templates – the dimensions are gonna mess you up if you don’t get them right from the start. I spent like three days last month redoing covers because I didn’t account for the thumbnail view and honestly my dog kept barking at the mailman while I was […]
Okay so here’s the deal with Kindle cover templates – I spent like three hours last Tuesday setting up a whole batch for a client and honestly the workflow is way simpler than most people think but there are some weird gotchas. The Actual Dimensions You Need Amazon wants your ebook covers at 2560 x […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday fixing someone’s Word template mess and honestly the whole thing could’ve been avoided if they’d just set it up right from the start. Let me walk you through this because KDP’s finicky about Word formatting and you don’t want your book looking janky inside. Start with […]
Okay so the KDP paperback template thing is actually way simpler than people make it out to be, but there’s like three gotchas that’ll mess you up if you don’t know them upfront. First thing – you gotta download the actual template from KDP before you start formatting anything. I know that sounds obvious but […]
Okay so template covers are honestly one of those things I wish someone had explained to me properly back in 2017 because I wasted like three months trying to design everything from scratch when there were perfectly good options sitting right there. So here’s the deal with KDP template covers – you’ve basically got pre-made […]
Okay so the KDP print templates are honestly way less complicated than people make them out to be but there’s like three different versions and nobody explains which one you actually need so let me just break this down. The Basic Template Situation Right so Amazon gives you templates for both paperback and hardcover and […]