Okay so the interior formatting thing for KDP paperbacks is honestly where most people screw up their first upload, and I’ve literally seen hundreds of books get rejected because of margins that are like half an inch off or bleed settings that make no sense. First thing you gotta know is that Amazon has these […]
Okay so the KDP paperback cover template thing is honestly where most people mess up their first launch and I’ve seen it happen like probably a hundred times at this point. You gotta download the actual template from KDP because their measurements are super specific and if you’re off by even a little bit your […]
Okay so the Word formatting thing for KDP manuscripts is honestly way simpler than people make it out to be, but there are like three spots where everyone screws up and then wonders why their book looks janky on Kindle devices. First thing – and I cannot stress this enough – start with a blank […]
Okay so the case laminate hardcover specs on KDP are honestly not as complicated as people make them seem but there ARE some gotchas that’ll mess you up if you don’t pay attention. I literally uploaded three wrong files last month because I wasn’t thinking about the spine width calculator properly. The Basic Dimensions Thing […]
Okay so here’s the thing with KDP templates – most people overthink this so badly and honestly I did too when I started back in 2016. Just last week I was helping someone in a Facebook group and they were freaking out about trim sizes and I’m like dude, it’s actually not that complicated once […]
Okay so the 6×9 format is basically the bread and butter of KDP and I’ve probably set up like 80 templates in this size alone because it just works for everything from journals to workbooks to actual books with chapters. First thing you gotta understand is that 6×9 means 6 inches wide by 9 inches […]
Okay so the 6×9 cover template thing trips people up way more than it should and 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 Actual Dimensions You Need Right so for a 6×9 book on KDP, you’d think the […]
Okay so I just uploaded three hardcovers last week and honestly the template specs are way more forgiving than you’d think but there’s still some gotchas that’ll mess you up if you don’t know what you’re doing. The Basic Hardcover Specs You Actually Need Right so Amazon’s hardcover option is only available through KDP, not […]
Okay so here’s the deal with KDP cover templates – I literally spent like three hours last Tuesday reorganizing all my design files and figured I should share what actually works because most people are downloading the wrong stuff or using outdated dimensions. First thing, Amazon’s official template creator is at kdp.amazon.com/cover-templates or you can […]
Okay so the KDP paperback cover template thing trips up literally everyone at first and I spent like three hours one night fixing a client’s rejected cover because they didn’t understand the bleed requirements. Let me just break this down the way I wish someone had explained it to me back in 2017. First thing […]