Sign in to kdp by using your amazon account or create a new one. Paperback manuscript templates amazon kindle direct. You can use kdps cover creator tool to create a book cover or upload your own. Depending on your book, some steps may be unnecessary for example, your book doesnt have images. Enter your books trim size, including bleed, into the width and height fields. For a basic manuscript template, use these free book layout templates from kindle direct publishing kdp. My own ebook was approved very quickly due in part i suspect to good layout practice via the template as is on amazon. How to use your template open the pdf or png file for the paperback book cover template in your image editing software. It has been the most time saving piece of software i have ever purchased. Build your book format a paperback manuscript word for mac. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. Before you submit your book to kdp, you need to format it so it meets our quality standards.
Here is a video showing you the templates and how to use them. Choose a template in the page setup section of the layout tab, click size. Check out these other free tools and resources for writing, publishing, and marketing books on amazon. Free amazon kindle microsoft word template, selfpublish. Nonfiction and fiction ebook formatting templates for kindle tck. Design your cover in the design layer, using the template pdf or png file as the guide. Amazons kindle direct publishing kdp is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the kindle and kindle reading apps.
One tool for any book you want to publish whether you are writing a comic book, cook book, travel guide or the next great novel, kindle create will help prepare your book for publication. The only thing you need to note is that if you are using open office to write your kindle books then you need to save them as. As a newcomer to kindle and self publishing id like to thank brian for this template as it has allowed me to write my first ebook and publish it in record time for me at least, with many more to follow. Earn up to 70% royalty on sales to customers in the us, canada, uk, germany, india, france, italy, spain, japan, brazil, mexico.
How to publish your childrens book amazon kindle direct. Amazon releases word doc templates for making better pod books. Select the territories you have the rights to sell your title in and click publish. With amazon s self publishing services you can reach millions of readers worldwide and keep control of your work. To help you format your manuscript, we created templates in microsoft word into which you can insert your content. It also has all the formatting styles for microsoft word and open office, plenty of helpful tips in the template. Enter the required title information your book title, author name etc. Nonfiction and fiction ebook formatting templates for kindle. Self publishing with amazons self publishing services you can reach millions of readers worldwide and keep control of your work.
Download the complete list of contacts for self publishing here. Prepare, publish, promote prepare your book format your manuscript paperback submission. I start with the word template and then go onto the open office template starts at 8. If you dont have a page, you can use a template like this. Its fast and easy to independently publish your print book with createspace, your digital book with kindle direct publishing and create an audiobook with acx. Kdp provides presized ms word templates to help format your paperback interior. Free video course on how to self publish an ebook on amazon. When amazon first launched kdp print in beta last year, it asked publishers and authors to trust that amazon could take any ebook and turn it. For the best results, follow the five steps in this guide. The other is kindle direct publishing now also incorporating amazons previous. If you are starting to publish kindle books then i have created a word template and an open office template for you to download for free. Prepare, publish, promote prepare your book format your manuscript. Its in the right format and it works well for pdf ebooks as well.
As you write your book, apply heading 1 to chapter titles. To help you format your manuscript, we created templates in microsoft word into which. Download this template and then use it for all the books you publish. These templates help you create printready paperback covers with programs like adobe photoshop or adobe indesign. Selfpublish ebooks and paperbacks for free with kindle direct publishing, and reach millions of readers on amazon. Publish your book for free and reach millions of readers. Huge tangent template update createspace and kdp book building tool.