{"id":54,"date":"2022-08-31T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/?p=54"},"modified":"2022-08-31T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T01:55:00","slug":"what-file-formats-can-you-upload-to-amazons-kdp-dashboard-simplified-guide-for-novels-and-shorter-works-without-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"What file formats can you upload to Amazon&#8217;s KDP dashboard?  (Simplified guide for novels and shorter works without illustrations)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: #fcff01; font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\">DOC or DOCX&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">Did you write your manuscript using Microsoft Word?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\">Then save your file as a .doc or .docx and upload it directly to the KDP dashboard. I use Microsoft Word to draft, and I never have issues directly uploading DOC files unless I have added graphics or used fancy fonts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\">I&#8217;ve embedded a tutorial below about best practices and how to format your manuscript in Microsoft Word to create a simple, straightforward, no-frills file that converts well to Kindle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21__QirFrak\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">Not using Word? Then you have three options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #fcff01; font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\">MOBI or EPUB<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">If you use <a href=\"https:\/\/vellum.pub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vellum<\/a> to draft, you can save your file as a MOBI or EPUB and upload it directly to the KDP dashboard.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">If you are using some other software that won&#8217;t output a MOBI or EPUB, you can convert your file using various tools freely available on the internet, but I strongly suggest using Draft2Digital.com&#8217;s formatting tool.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">You&#8217;ll have to sign up for a free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft2Digital<\/a> account, but this will allow you to download both a MOBI and an EPUB at the same time. Your file will be safely stored there as a backup, and if you decide you want to also have them distribute your book to e-commerce storefronts in the future, everything is all ready to go. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step tutorial on how to turn your ebook file into a MOBI and an EPUB using Draft2Digital&#8217;s tool.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fduRjHtHhEU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">Draft2Digital also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/the-pocket-guide-to-ebook-layout\/#:~:text=Draft2Digtal%20currently%20accepts%20Word%20Doc,conversion%20into%20ePub%20file%20format.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guidelines here<\/a> that discuss what files you can upload and how to get the most out of their tool<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #fcff01; font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\">KPF<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Josefin Sans&quot;; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\">A KPF is only possible by converting your original file using Kindle Create, a free formatting software from Amazon, which you can <a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/en_US\/help\/topic\/GUGQ4WDZ92F733GC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download here<\/a>. I&#8217;ve never used it, but Dave from Kindleprenuer has a helpful tutorial which I&#8217;ve embedded below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dl76rMbkmFU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOC or DOCX&nbsp; Did you write your manuscript using Microsoft Word?&nbsp; Then save your file as a .doc or .docx and upload it directly to the KDP dashboard. I use Microsoft Word to draft, and I never have issues directly uploading DOC files unless I have added graphics or used fancy fonts.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve embedded a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing-for-kindle"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bootstrapindie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}