Printing full-page images in a book is a bit like printing a cover. It’s expected that the outer edges of the images will be cut, so avoid placing anything critical near the edges.
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) supports page bleed for printing full page images. While there’s documentation, designers may be left asking questions, such as:
Kindle Create simplifies the process of publishing eBooks on the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. It offers several useful features, including:
Kindle Create is designed for ease of use and comes with four (4) high-quality themes to choose from. For text-heavy eBooks, it’s a great tool. However, when pushing the boundaries, there are some disadvantages:
(more…)The Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) calculator is a helpful tool for designing book covers. However, Inkscape requires specific page sizes for exporting to print, and the KDP templates exceeds the limits.
While the KDP calculator provides dimensions for visual elements, adding front and back covers separately requires precise dimensions and coordinates. Misplacing these elements may get the cover rejected for publishing.
This tutorial shows a cover creator how to create visible templates in Inkscape for both paperbacks and hardcovers. Cover creators need to create four (4) centred rectangles to achieve the desired result.
(more…)Your manuscript is formatted with carefully selected images and Kindle Direct Publishing‘s previewer confirms everything is in place.
However, the images look different when viewing the proof. Those in colour, or containing shades of grey have added white-space. This is typically shown as circles of black ink surrounded by white-space. Why is that?
Simple answer: Halftone.
Below, a table demonstrating the effect of converting images in various states to halftone. Note, these were generated using a filter, so the actual look and feel on paper will vary.
| Original | Halftone | |
|---|---|---|
| Colour |  |  |
| Greyscale |  |  |
| Black and White |  |  |
| Grey and White |  |  |
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Your options are straightforward:
