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The Pre-Submission Checklist for KDP: Contents, Cover, and Colophon
Before submitting to KDP, do not mix contents, cover, and colophon into one undifferentiated “required” list. […]
EPUB Conversion: The Two Checks That Have to Happen
An EPUB with contents and a cover is not complete when export finishes. Check for missing input before export, […]
Placing the Cover, Title Page, and Contents Where You Want Them in an EPUB
In the tested rune Studio workflow, the title page and the contents page could be moved, while the cover remai […]
Choosing a Mac Text Editor: Split Views Are Not the Criterion, Remembering Them Is
Plenty of editors split the window. The difference that matters is not whether it splits but whether it rememb […]
From a Mac Text Editor Straight to EPUB, Without a Second Application
Moving from a Mac text editor to EPUB output requires more than confirming that the prose was copied. Check wh […]
Choosing a UTF-8 Text Editor on Mac for Converting from Shift_JIS
For a Shift_JIS-to-UTF-8 job on a Mac, choose a text editor that does more than open the file. It should ident […]
Horizontal and Reflowable Settings for KDP, and How to Confirm Them
A horizontal, reflowable KDP book needs two different confirmations. First, verify that the EPUB records horiz […]
Diagnosing Garbled Text for KDP: Finding the Encoding Cause Before You Submit
When text looks garbled in a KDP-bound book, do not begin by changing the encoding. First determine the first […]
How Reflow Works in KDP Books, and What It Means for Your Manuscript
Reflow means handing the flow of text to the reader’s device. Increase the type size and less fits on a […]
Turning a Manuscript into an EPUB with Contents and Cover, in the Right Order
When your manuscript is split into chapter files, the book's order comes from the order you select the fi […]
Generating an EPUB with Contents and Cover, Without Losing Track of the Latest Build
An EPUB is not always built just once. Fix a typo, build. Add a chapter, build. Which makes "which one is […]
One Mac Text Editor All the Way to EPUB, Without Hunting for a Second Tool
Taking a manuscript to EPUB in one Mac text editor is not about collecting the longest feature list. The pract […]