How to Correctly Format an eBook for Amazon KDP with Microsoft Word - The Basics

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Learn the basics of formatting your book using Microsoft word.

The first thing that need to understand when formatting your book for amazon's kindle with Microsoft word is the following:
** a page on word does not equal a page on kindle **

That means not adding any headers, footers or borders in your MS Word file, since these elements are specific to the MS Word page.

Also note that there's no use in choosing unusual fonts, since those will not convert to the kindle file.

Conversely, do use bolds, italics, underlines etc. these will convert with no issues. If this applies to your kindle eBook, use tables and high resolution images as well.

Use page breaks wherever applicable, these will convert to your kindle book and will put on all kindle devices. A useful feature of Micrsoft Word when you're working with this is non-print character viewing.

Last area that is covered is creating a clickable, interactive table of contents. An interactive table of contents is a great way to make your kindle book easier to navigate.

After you're done, remember that you always can (and should) check the launch previewer before publishing your kindle ebook to Amazon.

Amazon's formatting guide:
kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/A17W8UM0MMSQX6