![]() The next part is tedious, but absolutely necessary. Your manuscript is now properly formatted for Kindle, but you're not finished yet. Set: Alignment: Left Outline Level: Body Text highlighted, choose: FORMAT - PARAGRAPH - INDENTS & SPACING Therefore, space between lines and paragraphs must be pre-formatted in order to give your reader the best experience. The lines of text are undifferentiated, as are the paragraphs. Books uploaded without special e-book formatting are tiring to the eye. If you have experience reading books on your device, you may have noticed that some books have formatting that is easier to follow and less tiring to read than others. ![]() TOP 1" Bottom 1" LEFT 1.25 RIGHT 1.25 GUTTER 0 HEADER 0.5 Footer 0.5 Next, (with your entire ms.still highlighted) go to FORMAT - DOCUMENT - MARGINS and make certain these are your settings: and INSERT - BREAK - PAGE BREAK at the end of each chapter. I treated CHAPTER HEADINGS simply by using Arial 12, upper case and bold.įirst, make a copy of your manuscript and give it a new name: example, mybookforkindle.doc(x). I chose Garamond for the front page (title and author) just to give it a somewhat different look, but used Arial 12 throughout the remaining manuscript and am happy with the result. I prefer a larger, sans serif font, and chose Arial for all my e-books. If you present in any other font, KDP will change your text to its default font: Times New Roman. Kindle devices, as least at the time of this writing (fall 2016), recognize only three fonts: Garamond, Arial, and Times New Roman. ![]() And because it has a narrow range of formatting artistry, you should save most of your imagination for your paper book. A copyright symbol is considered amateurish and unnecessary by publishers and literary agents (unless self-publishing, of course).PREPARING YOUR MANUSCRIPT FOR AMAZON KDP FONTĪlthough tablets are small miracles of technology, Kindle is apparently a fairly simple miracle. Do not include a copyright: a registered copyright is a headache for publishers/agents.Follow any other submission guidelines of the publisher you’re targeting. ![]() Place a header on any subsequent pages with your last name/title (title italicized) on upper left, and page number on upper right.(Two was standard years ago, before the digital age.) No lines between paragraphs (except for verse), and no extra space between paragraphs.Indent the first line of each paragraph by 0.5 (except for verse).Center the title, and place your byline below it.If she desires, the editor will make notes in this space. Include the word count on the upper right.For block paragraphs, there should be no first line. Put your name and contact details in the upper left of first page: address, phone number, email address, and website or blog address, if you have one. You can add a first line indent of 0.3, which is recommended for paragraphs that begin with an indent.Never use sans serif fronts, and avoid Comic Sans at all costs. I know very few editors who appreciate a manuscript in Courier because it’s just not easy to read en masse for most of us. (Some similar serif fonts, such as Garamond, are acceptable. Font: Use 12pt Times New Roman, black, regular.Make sure your page layout is set to Word’s default, with one inch margins all round.It’s easy to give an editor or agent a good first impression by presenting your manuscript correctly. An improperly formatted manuscript screams, “This writer’s work just isn’t ready yet!” Comic Sans, single spaced, and you can already see two sloppy proofreading errors. They have probably been working hard to become a better writer. This writer has done their research, which implies that they have taken time and effort to learn what they can. It is properly formatted as per industry standards, and its font is easy on your exhausted eyes. You pick up Manuscript A and breathe a sigh of relief. 2071 Views 15 Replies 9 Participants Last post by hardnutt, Jul 27, 2016. When I upload my file to KDP, I lose all paragraph indentations Please help. in this thread in this sub-forum in the entire site. After a long, tiring day of acquisitions meetings, liaising with marketing, editing manuscripts already acquired, and various other duties, you find yourself on the crowded commute home, with half an hour in which to wade through a few of these submissions. All my paragraphs have different indentations, seeming to be set at random :o My. Several more piles choke the floor around your desk, and they’ll only be larger by tomorrow. Beside you is a teetering tower of manuscripts awaiting your response. Imagine you are an editor at a publishing house that still accepts unsolicited submissions.
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