How to Format a Book for Amazon Kindle Publishing (KDP) | Microsoft Word 2023

Formatting your book properly is essential for a professional and polished finished product that readers will enjoy. In this tutorial, i will guide you through the process of formatting your book for Amazon publishing.

First, you will need to prepare your manuscript. This means ensuring that your book is complete and thoroughly edited for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. You can use word processing software such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs to write your book.

Once your manuscript is ready, it's time to format it. Amazon requires your book to be in a specific file format called "Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) format." To create this format, you will need to convert your manuscript to a file that can be read on Kindle devices and apps.

To do this, you will need to use an eBook formatting tool. There are many free tools available online but i will be making use of microsoft word in this tutorial

When formatting your book, pay attention to the layout of your content. Ensure that your book is easy to read, with appropriate headings, subheadings, and paragraphs. It's also important to ensure that your book has a table of contents, page numbers, and headers.

Additionally, when formatting your book, pay attention to the font size, type, and spacing. It's recommended to use a simple font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with a size of 12 pt. You should also avoid using excessive formatting, such as bold or italicized text, as it may cause issues with the conversion process.

From there, you can upload your formatted book and add additional details, such as the book cover, book description, and pricing information.

After you have uploaded your book, Amazon will review it for formatting and content issues. If there are any issues, they will notify you and give you the opportunity to fix them. Once your book is approved, it will be available for purchase on Amazon.

Formatting your book for Amazon publishing is essential for a professional and polished finished product that readers will enjoy. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can create a properly formatted book that is ready for publishing on Amazon.

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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - First thing you need to do before formatting
01:28 - Types of books on Amazon KDP
02:09 - Segments in a book
02:25 - Number of words a book should have
03:12 - The software we need for formatting
03:38 - How to modify the layout size
04:49 - How to view in multiple pages
06:02 - How to adjust the font size
06:46 - How to add spacing to the book
07:03 - How to Justify on Microsoft word
07:32 - How to edit a book’s Title Page
09:00 - How to edit the Copyright page
10:15 - How to Properly position each chapter
11:00 - How to Change a font on Microsoft word
11:24 - How to properly add a blank page after title page
12:21 - How to edit the Headings and subheadings
15:16 - How to Tag the Headings and Subheadings for auto Table of Content
20:47 - How to Add Page Numbers and titles to a book
21:44 - How to Design and Beautify the pages
23:49 - How to add the Table of Contents to the book
25:31 - How format an Ebook for Amazon KDP
25:49 - How to Link your Table of Contents to the headings and Subheadings
26:48 - Conclusion

[ginikanwamary]

Your the boss sir I have tried so many method to format my book. I will try yours now hope it helps. I will come and testify I would also invite people to like and share your video. Thanks.

[violettedushimiyimana]

I wish getting the first videos, you are a good teacher with all details. thx

[ndanatswa]

Thank you very much, awesome information. I formatted my book very well, many thanks to you.

[marya]

Great tutorial, thank you so much Emmanuel. Please keep doing these tutorials to help all of us. Thank you♥

[zarephathstudio]

Thank you so....much for the video. It almost answered all the questions I have in publishing e-BOOK with Word.

[MrsG]

You explained this very well and thank you! Can you show us how to upload the book to KDP and how do you add the page numbers as well as what did you save this document as?

[manel]

This was highly educative, thank you..I found it valuable

[Creative_ntel]

Great, detailed video, helped a lot!

[femininityschool]

Thanks for this sir.. Your Videos are always detailed and straight forward 👌

[shillashania]

thanks so much for the tutorial but I have been finding it difficult to export my eBook after formatting it on Kindle create, please can you help me with that? thanks a lot.

[ogbeexceljohn]

Thanks for this... Can't we use Google doc for book formatting?

[Sulaimonb]

Thank you boss. Please, I can't find the link to the Amazon website here where i can read more about book sizes. Looking forqard to that, please. Thanks

[SusanIyanuoluwa-mjht]

Can I use my paperback formatting añd paperback cover for my hardcover publishing?

[masteryourconfidencemd]

Thanks alot, my question is that, will this book uploaded directly to amazon without scattered? Bços sometimes we need to uploaded it to kindle create.. pls sir how to upload the book directly to amazon without using kindle create using laptop, and if kindle create is essential, how do we do the formatting ànd put links

[azeezafeez]

Is pdf file am going to use for both kindle and paperback if I want to upload it on Amazon

[laughinglittles]

can you give a clear detail video like this on how to prepare the ebook cover?

[godwinoyale]

Pls is it compulsory to have a copyright page on the ebook and paperback

[itzzcrisann]

How do we format images for kdp... im using Microsoft word and for the about author section and I want to add a photo but everytime I view it in kdp previewer the photo looks weird in the placement on the page

[tianofiath]

Please can you do a video on how to download your book after formating from Microsoft word please

[Prince_of_warElias]

I don't see the multiple pages option