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Articles tagged "book formatting".
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Full-Page Images in Print Books: Layout and Formatting
Full-page image pages need different setup from ordinary chapters. Learn how to prepare image plates, control fill and bleed, and verify the final paperback PDF
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Why Your Book Looks Different on Kindle, Apple Books, and in Print
The same manuscript file will look completely different on a Kindle, an iPad, in Apple Books, and in paperback. Understanding why—and how to preview each format
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Print Bleed for Self-Publishers: Does Your Novel Need It?
KDP's bleed warning trips up a lot of authors who never touch full-page art. Here's what print bleed actually does, and how to tell in thirty seconds whether yo
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KDP Preflight Checks Before You Export Your Book
Pendrilo runs KDP preflight checks whenever you open Export. Use the advisory panel to catch missing book details and empty manuscript sections before you build
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Fixing Raw Asterisks: Convert Scene Breaks to Ornaments
If your manuscript still uses "*" or "# # #" to mark scene breaks, fix them all at once with Pendrilo's Find & Replace tool — without the errors of a manual sea
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Themes and Per-Book Overrides in Pendrilo's Formatting
Themes provide the formatting template for your books. Per-book overrides let you customize one title at a time without affecting others. A Modified badge signa
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Beyond .docx: Importing a Markdown or HTML Manuscript Into Pendrilo
If you write in Obsidian, iA Writer, a static site generator, or plain HTML, you don't need to rebuild your manuscript in Word first. Here's what actually carri
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Fix Broken KDP Book Description HTML Before Amazon Sees It
Raw tags, missing paragraph breaks, and copied formatting can make a polished Amazon description look careless. Check the markup before submission so readers se
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Stop Retyping Your Front Matter When Book Details Change
If you're hand-editing your title page and copyright page every time your ISBN or author name changes, auto-generated front matter renders from your book detail
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How to Export Your Manuscript as a Word Document (Not Just EPUB)
EPUB and PDF are great for readers, but agents, editors, and audiobook narrators still want a plain Word document. Here's how to export one correctly.
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Smart Typography for Books: Dashes, Quotes, and Ellipses
Book typography is easier to fix while you write than during final formatting. Set clear rules for dashes, quotes, and ellipses, then use automation carefully.
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Reusable Copyright Page Templates: Stop Rebuilding Front Matter
If you're retyping your copyright notice and author bio for every new book, you're doing free, error-prone work. Here's how to build a reusable copyright page t