Kindle Formatting · The Complete Guide to Formatting Books for the Amazon Kindle

Publishers and independent authors everywhere are excited—and somewhat anxious—about the move toward digital publishing. eBooks are revolutionizing the publishing world, and eBook reading devices like the Amazon Kindle are on the forefront of this revolution.

However, the formatting the Kindle requires can be hard to decipher and even harder to implement. This book serves as a guide to the process of formatting eBooks that look great on the Kindle every time. Each step is explained in detail, with examples and formatting tips found nowhere else.

In addition to instructions for the conversion and formatting process, this book contains detailed explanations of all the HTML and CSS markup supported by both versions of the Kindle, instructions for achieving optimal image display quality on their E Ink screens, and other details about the Kindle's formatting requirements previously left to chance or speculation.

Beautiful eBooks are at your fingertips. The Kindle and its readers await.

=== About the Author ===

Joshua Tallent has been an eBook Developer for more than six years. He was the first eBook professional to offer full-service, Kindle-specific eBook conversion services to small publishers and independent authors. Through KindleFormatting.com, Joshua has formatted all types of eBooks for his clients, including novels, poetry, business books, scientific texts, large print books, and more. KindleFormatting.com is a service of eBook Architects, Joshua's eBook development and consulting company.

Joshua lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two daughters.

=== NOTE ===

This eBook is published DRM-free. That means you can change the file extension from .azw to .mobi and open the book in Mobipocket Reader or on any other Mobipocket supported device. Print and ePub versions of this book are also available.