How to EASILY format a Kindle Ebook and Paperback book using Microsoft Word
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In this video, I go in depth on how to properly format your Ebook and Paperback book manuscript for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) with relative ease. There are tons of different ways you can go about doing this, but in this video I show you the most simple and straightforward method to get your books ready to be published.
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Just to say thank you, my author copy came and it actually looked professional, I'm dyslexic so huge achievement. no gutter runners numbers good. happy bunny, Tina Dee Lite published 1st book xx
Hey Tina, that's awesome to hear!! Happy this video helped you
Congratulations Tina, how exciting
@@DaneMcBeth hi man...I don't understand ,can I write a book direct to their site on amazon or I need to write it separate and after ,,transfer,,it on their site?
And if so,kindly how can I do it?
Thanks man
I already subscribed to your channel
Congratulations Tina
@@WinWithManju thank you.
Very helpful for a young upcoming author in South Africa. Simply detailed and easily explained. Thank you Dane!
The word for squared off is "Justified." Nice work Dane.
Thank you!
It's called justified
When you hover, it tells you. But good work.
Thank you so much for this! All my stress went away and I did it, I published my novel. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this and for sharing your knowledge. Even with all my research, I didn't realise that Amazon had their own template and it was a lifesaver. Thank you, Dane!
name of your novel ... where did you publish it... i am formatting my poetry book to publish my first ebook.
Thank you for sharing. One important feedback is that you were going a bit too fast. If this is intended for beginners then I suggest you slow down a bit so that you can provide more value. It felt rushed a bit. You also moved quickly between your explanations. Just some helpful feedback for the future.
I felt the same.
Finally, someone who could help me get my first Kindle book formatted and publshed. I was ready to give up. Thanks Dane!!
Glad it helped! :)
Thanks Dane. This was very helpful, as I am preparing a book of poetry for my first publication. A straightforward explanation is just what is required.
Glad it was helpful!
Do you have the poetry book up now?
Wana take a look.
Very introductory but helpful. BTW: "Squared off" is called "full justification" (vs left justified or right justified or centered).
Thanks 🙂
Whilst new to self-publishing, having to use outsourcing to publish my first book (good and not-so-good experience), I know a lot about training videos and presentations and Dane is way up there on both. Many Thanks
Squared text is called JUSTIFIED.
Great video, it help me to get started with my first book. But I am having one problem. That's my book cover I have made it and tried multiple times to upload load the cover, it's always saying to small or to big always over that red box. Had resize it more then 50 times. I'm going by the size 6 x 9 book size but still no go can u help
Thank you so much! Translating an English book into Japanese... This is the hard part for me, so I really appreciate you making it so clear.
No problem, happy I could help
If you need a Japanese translator let me know. I have a client that translates for many thought leaders. She is Japanese and lives in Japan and speaks excellent English. Wishing you the best on your journey.
What size would i use for a book thats 118000 words
Thank you for making this, it’s exactly what I needed.
I loved your video and I thank you for it. However, I have a couple of questions: #1. What about margins? #2. How to add front and back covers?
Yes how do I you add them please?
In word, under layout, there’s a page where you select the size of the book and also set the margins.
Are you saying there is no page size for an ebook? Do I just create my book in Word using letter size page?
good video. Well explained in paperback book and eBook
Blank pages can be used to make sure the first page of text comes on the right hand side!
Amazing
Thank you for your video. I am currently on a serious number of projects. I am writing 13 textbooks plus 2 screenplays. I am facing the issue of having no time because with the textbooks there are mobile apps in the development PLUS I am working full-time in a totally different branch. As I can say from my experience now - This is a very very easy way to do it. But if you are short on time, or jump between different manuscripts, you have to do all the presets before. Therefore I recommend using a format for both pages and text-bodies. For example its one click for a page break, or just one click to bring the headline in place, with specialties such as a larger first character, or the size of the break between the headline and first text-body. It is terrible to do that after another - And being realistic - 130 Pages is not much. If you are doing that for each page after completion, it is going to consume a lot of time. Plus, if you want to have a cooperate design throughout a book series, there are tiny slips you can make to mess things up. Save time, prepare the document before you work in it. But thank you very much for your video!
All the best!
Hi Dan. Great Tutorial. Where does the converting to PDF come in here?
I can't tell what's better
To publish a book as an e book or make it a traditional paper back or hard copy
Do all three :)
@@DaneMcBeth okay which one comes first
Hi! Do you know why I cannot edit the template once I download it? I tried the blank and sample template for 8 x 10 and I cannot manipulate them???
Dang you're good! Thank you sir. The word you were looking for to make the textblocks square is called justify. Align justify.
19:03 for ebook version
My favourite font has always been Palatino. I used to do editing for a publisher, and that was the font they used, and I've tended to use it for everything myself ever since.
Thank you for this, as I've never published anything myself, but a friend of mine has asked for my help, as he doesn't have time to do it himself.
Very helpful, Dane. But I don't see a link to Publisher Startup.
Well done, sir! Thank you.
Superb tutorial Dane! Your narrative is very informative and insightful. Thanks very much. Will be following your posts and check up on the links you have posted in the description as well. Cheers to you sir! Best wishes from Sri Lanka to keep striding with your appreciable work on TH-cam!
Awesome, thank you!
Sorry, you began your tutorial claiming that your lesson was very simple (i.e., for beginners). Unfortunately, and I can say this as a real beginner, I was totally lost when you began demonstrating how to format for paperback books (at about 5 minutes into the tutorial). If this is what you consider something beginners can understand, I would love to give you a lesson in how to calibrate and operate a GCA radar set for air traffic control. It was easy for me only because I was formally trained in the military to operate these radar sets. When you showed the word document, you did not explain how you got so many pages on the screen. I am only able to get one page on my screen. So, you see, for someone who is a novice, it is difficult!!!
How about margins? What are the minimum margins for the printed version?
Thanks for your help
It would be helpful if you addressed setting margins, paragraph indent and spacing for print book publishing.
Yes. Even I wanted the Margins (left right top bottom) for a 5x8 or 6x9 formats.
And for the paragraph , do you have any BEFORE or AFTER margins in the format? Single or 1.5 space between lines ?
Nice tutorial, you did great and show us the proper method for beginners, thank you so much 😀
For ebooks, what is the best way to have-what I like to call- margin quotes added to the text without interrupting the flow of the text? I hope this makes sense.
Very clear, simple and concise ... Have Subscribed ....
Dane:
First time paperback - 300 wds, 6x9 MS WORD BLANK TEMPLATE -
What about those “section breaks. Why do I need them if I just CMND -ENTER and make a new page? Could u just give a quickie explanation of “SECTION BREAKS?”
(I used KINDLE CREATE first - easy, right? NO!! I followed instructions and I got the dreaded red error box) so sticking to WORD.
Your instruction is excellent!
Just the one Q I had, please.
Thanks !!
Excellent explanation, I love it, God bless you, Dane.!!
very nice-- simple to understand--good PACE!
How can I erase the page number on chapters, title page, copyright page etc. I mean, how to erase the page number on specific pages?
text aligned on both margin is called, in typography world, "justified"... great video
"I followed the guide provided by KDP to upload my manuscript to Book Shelf, but it would not stick and was rejected within minutes. I would love to get some help and see if I can get it uploaded successfully. However, I am confused because I saw someone else on a tutorial using a completely different method. KDP's formatting guide instructs to only have a page break between the HEADING of the first chapter. For the rest of the book, I reformatted everything using the measurements provided by KDP. I highlighted everything except for the text before the first chapter, held shift and the "page down" key, and then applied the formatting. However, it didn't work. I am not sure how others are uploading using different methods when I followed the specifications provided by KDP and it failed to upload."
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TITLE
DISCLAIMER
TABLE OF CONTENT
introduction and body chapters
conclusion
resources
Dimensions
5.00* 8.00
6.oo*9.00
The squared-off text is called Justified.
This is a better formatting tutorial than the one that KDP posts. Thank you so much!
That's awesome to hear :)
I suggest you look at the commercial use of fonts you recommended, as I would assume you are showing how to format a Kindle ebook, then it will be commercial use. Garamond is owned by Adobe, Arial by Microsoft. If you head to font 1001 and highlight commercial fonts you will have access to hundreds of commercial fonts without the potential of being caught in a copyright battle. PS, the square text you mentioned is called justified, the text which has jagged edges to the right is called range right or ragged right and the same goes to the left. These are printing terms. Hope this helps.
For nearly five minutes I was screaming at the screen, " For heaven's sake get on with it!" and stick to the subject. I.E. " This video relates to paperback." You are continually talking about different subjects in different tenses. I give up. Sorry, but, I felt that is was all rabbit rabbit yak yak.
There was NO LINK to your friend Ed's formatting service. I looked and looked and looked, but ALL that is on here, is the COMMENT SECTION.
WHAT is the link? WHERE is it? What does it look like? And HOW do I use it?
GREAT information by the way, I'm just NOT ABLE to pull up Ed's information to retain his formatting service.
I downloaded the different size templates from the amazon link that you shared above, but it won't let me format it. It just says "viewing only" even after I clicked on "edit". How can I unlock that?
I uploaded my manuscript on kdp and there are some errors, how can i correct the errors? Because i can't see the errors from original manuscript. Kindly help.
SUPER JOB - thank you! Clear and to the point!
Hello dane. thank you for your very suitable video. But I live in Iran, I can't understand all your video. I am writing a crime detective novel that I will publish on Amazon after it is finished, for sure I need to format it. Do you agree to format my novel section by section & publish it on Amazon? of course, your fee is reserved.
My page size is 4 in by 6 inch.facing pages starting on right. I have flowed in my material. I usually try and create a booklet and self-publish not trying to make millions on amazon or anything like that, Just self print these for local consumption. Anyway when I go to print and create booklet it goes for a scosh and then I get a Print workflow error and stop. Any ideas?
Beware, he doesn't include one of the most important aspects: Indentation of the Word manuscript. If it is not indented properly the book will come out wonky. (Don't use tabs, for one thing)
Cant view your video due to the new rules on you tube prevent me watching it...AND also I cannot watch Amazon KDP instructional videos either. "Someones gonna get a spanking" lol. Theyre accusing me of having an Ad blocker and I do not. I know I am not the only one. Maybe its time to write to Amazon to see if they can buy you tube so writers can continue making money for and with Amazon KDP.
When I uploaded with kindle create. The preview looked fine but when I published it and ordered it much of my ebook has large chunks of text randomly highlighted. What happened and better yet how can I fix it. Thanks. Love your work
Your opening screen shows four full pages and the tops of four pages. You say, I think, to get to that is just click on the link below. What link? Below the video are comments, lots of them. What link? Where? I want to get to where you start. How?
The "squared-off look" is called having "justified margins." Old term from the days of print-only publishing.
Im using Office 2016, and when I insert the TOC, the page numbers is cut off on the right, there are no options to reduce the line width so that the page numbers show on the visible portion of the page. Also, there doesn't appear to be an option to deactivate the hyper links in the TOC options settings.
I wish you would explain the Word document dimensions. You're trying to rush your explanation.
Thanks - Looking for "hyperlinking" Index of Subjects/Authors in ebooks/Kindle
It’s called full justification. It’s what Amazon prefers.
Sorry, too 'jerky'. You talk too fast, the mouse is all over the page, and too many references and asides. No help at all to me. Slow down.
Hey thank you! Just wondering on a mac how to make the title for each chapter as a header? I can't seem to find it on drive on my mac...I also can't seem to make each header different. I can only choose two tops on my mac book. This is for an e-book..Thank you!
5x8...what? Inches, cm or what?
Inches
Can you explain how you acquired the 4 pages or a 1 page template to start formatting? Thank you great work very clear.
When you really now how to make books, you don't just call those blank pages, not would you start any chapter on a left page in a paper book, unless the creator(s) have a special meaning with that. But in languages that read left to right, you would typical start a new chapter on the right page. This would leave the mirroring left page blank in some cases... those case should not be forced by inserting 'page breaks' as those will always add a blank page, also in situations where you don't need or even want a blank page.
A real typographer/formatter will use the formatting codes attached to the chapter heading, to generate or force the chapter to be on a right page.
In Word and other text editors you need to add this formatting code if available in the 'style' of your main heading (H1). If your editor does not have this feature it is not the right program to make a book with...
But then you can use a skrew driver to hammer a nail into wood if you really need to.
Making books is still a craft! pre-made templates make life easier, but don't make you a typesetter.
Hi,
I've formatted my eBook which is centered throughout, when I use Kdp previewer it's completely different.
The text is running left to right, anyone had this issue?
Hello Dane. How can I get the link for the friend whose professional services you recommended?
Lol - I came here to see what program you used to type your words. You didn’t say. Didn’t want to finish the video if I didn’t know the program!
If this very smart and publishing-savvy kid doesn't know what "justified" is, what on earth are they teaching them in schools? Minor detail though, great video.
This was a great tutorial, however the Word I have did not create a proper Table of Contents. I don't know which version you are using, the one I have is different...
02:48
08:00
09:30 It's called "justify option..." Interesting knowledge, but I prefer InDesign.
Can you do a coloring book formatting (e.g. 7*9.5 inches) in MS word? Thanks.
Please stop rotating your chair whilst you are talking - I just could not go on watching because you were not sitting still.
Wow, this is not how you do it. Use Styles in Word for consistency, in looks and spacing, not s by hitting return (enter). Start new chapters on right page by selecting Breaks/Odd Page at chapters. So many other things...this video is a problem to new people, not a solution, in my opinion.
hi and thank you! can you provide the publisher book format please? you mentioned it but I don’t see it. thank you.
VERY DETAILED. Thanks so much for the work you do!
I managed it and I'm dyslexic xx
I am banging my head against a brick wall with the table of contents. I think I am following instructions carefully but obvs I am doing something wrong. It just pulls out a random 4 of the headings from the full 10, and produces them in a different font and ignores the rest even though I have gone through and clicked and saved as headings and stuff. I am going to bed because my head aches, and maybe it will all cone into order in the morning. Wish me luck..
One quick question plz, so my ebook is live in kindle addition , now I want published the same book in paperback also ? What should I do , I mean what will be process to publish the same book in paperback??
hie, dane. i'm done with creating the manuscript ~ but facing a problem, could you pls help me with it?
the pdf file of my manuscript, it has the page numbers on its pages and the pages are perfectly separated out. but the moment i upload the file on amazon for e-book version .. the pages merge as whole instead of appearing as different pages. i've no idea what the problem is, the preview for my e-book version doesn't show the pages as separate pages.
Thanks! 🙏
Hey Dane, thanks so much for all these vids! I was wondering if you ever have an pictures or illustrations in your books? If so where do you get them? Looking forward to more uploads!
Freepik.com is a good resource. I have also hired illustrators in the past for that kind of work too.
@@DaneMcBeth Thank you so much for the reply! Do you put illustrations in all of your non-fiction books? Do you find they arent necessary for all niches? Thanks again!
Hi Dane. Wondering if you mentor. I will have my 1st book completed by end of November. Thanks
Please can u make a video explaing hiw to gwt multiole page view on windows bevause my version only allows me to show two. Do u kno about this?
I am having problems with my header and page numberings. First the header keeps going on the first page of the chapter pages and the numbers skipping some of the pages. How do I fix it please?
I published my paperbook on amazon and when i got them. All of them where messed up. Chapter title on the wrong page, big space. I had to sent them in two times. Which cost me a lot of money. :(
Am a beginner,my introduction have headings should I remove it and use it for the contents alone or it is included in introduction?
Just getting started and this was very helpful. Thanks, Dane.
The text looked formatted for an A4 page, but the physical copy of the book is unlikely to be A4 so is there a setting in MS Word to match the size of the book you choose on Amazon?
You're teaching a course on book formatting and don't know the term "justified"?
I have added a lot of images to my ebook while designing in canva. While converting it into a manuscript the document became very disordered . So is it a waste of time to add images to our ebook...Since people read this manuscript right?
Dude, thank you so much. This was a great video. I hope your marijuana plants grow mega dank.
worked on reediting my book for hours and hours and it saved, then unsaved later. had an appointment with library, the tld me to always make sure I online. so ididm and worked from 3 am until 10 am, it let me save until I was almost done. then not only could I not save, it forced all my edits gone. How am I suppose to do this? its pointless to do any work at all when everyhting shifts and acts crazy and doesnt save anyway
How much of a difference would it be if I use LibreOffice instead of Microsoft Word or Google Docs instead of Microsoft Word?
Nevermind I figured it out! I just go over the title of the chapter and added it as a header in the drop down above the ruler at the tipity top and applied as it as a new header. Then hilited it and copied the link. Then went to same title in the table of contents and hilited that then added a link to it. Hopefully this will work. I tired to add a table of contentss from the Formatting tab but that seemed to be a mess. Not sure if this will work but we will see.
What is left behind when you print a book
after formatting to the printers crook
is a mind too tender to technical issues
to write with honor or spit out phrases
If e e cummings had lived in our times
what he created on paper would be left behind
The computer would kill what was best and most fluid,
even his mind would be dry as a druid.
Great info, but please stop swinging back and forth in your chair. It's extremely distracting
both sides should be justified so it total block and you don't have to indent paragraphs, just space inbetween them right?