Resolution is basically the number of dots (for print) or pixels (for screen) per inch; if you want to increase the resolution from 72 to 240 or 300 dpi, then you can do that in some image editing software. However, if you don’t at the same time make the image smaller then you will lose…
Color is much more expensive, and from Jay’s experience is much less consistent than black & white. Basically, if your market can bear a price where you can make a profit with the higher production costs, or if a profit is less of a concern and you’re still able to price competitively, then it doesn’t hurt to test things…
You want to appear professional, and there are some standards that apply to the reading experience that may be little things in and of themselves, but readers will notice them (even if they can’t tell what it is they are noticing) and will be able to tell if a book wasn’t professionally produced. So, here’s…
Accented characters aren’t a problem with either KDP or KDP Print. For KDP Print, make sure that the font you are using is embedded into the PDF and it will definitely print just fine. For Kindle, make sure you test your book using Kindle Previewer because sometimes they can get mangled; I’ve actually written myself a…
Note: CreateSpace has since shut down but most of the information is still the same for KDP Print, though they do now print in multiple locations. You can check the latest shipping rates here. Sometimes, you want your books faster, or think you can get faster shipping for a cheaper price, or want to try…
When you create your PDF document, it will record what font you are using so that KDP Print can use it when printing your book. If it is a font that they have in house, then it will work no matter what, but a better idea is to embed the font into your PDF so…
The cost of printing your book will depend on which country the book is being printed in and some of the settings related to how your book is printed. You can verify it directly with the sizes that you are thinking about using their Printing Cost and Royalty Calculator. The price to ship from KDP…
All you need to do is insert the illustration into your Word Document and then save it as PDF. A few things that you’ll want to bear in mind, though: Your illustration should be as high of a DPI as you can make it, ideally 200-300 dpi. (Anything less than 300 will probably raise a…
First, I’ll preface this with the knowledge that I don’t have any experience with alphabets other than the Latin one; in fact, I’ve only worked on a few books that weren’t in English (Spanish translations of English books.) For uploading to KDP Print, I’d always provide print-ready PDF files; if you can avoid the printer…
There is a difference between .doc and .docx files, but it is mostly a behind-the-scenes technical one that really isn’t too important for the end user. For compatibility with collaborators (other writers, editors, etc.) you should try to save your files in the more modern .docx format when given a choice. For uploading to KDP…
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