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AmyStrange

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11. My biggest problem was the Table of Contents...

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 05:54 PM

Dec 2020

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I've published four books with Amazon, and I love the KDP program.

They have a word format that you can download and use as your Word Doc, but for some reason it sometimes gets mangled because the soft page breaks get lost, throwing the page numbers off.

I had to go in and electronically include hard breaks to separate chapters, otherwise the page numbers wouldn't line up with my TOC.

Your wife's novel sounds good, although at this moment, I don't have the money to spare.

Fortunately, it's part of the Kindle Unlimited program, and I might download it later. I'm in the middle of fourteen different books, while also writing my fifth book, and I probably won't get to it for a while.

Anyway, good luck to the both of you and thanks for sharing.

ETA: ONE QUESTION, are either you or your wife enrolled in the KDP "Select" program?
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Using Amazon's KDP Paperback Publishing System - Some Tips [View all] MineralMan Jun 2018 OP

Can the formatting be corrected so there is not a blank line PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #1

Not that I know of. MineralMan Jun 2018 #2

A while back I ordered a book self published by some one PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #3

I've read thousands (many) of books in my life. MineralMan Jun 2018 #4

Alas, for me formatting does matter. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #5

Six passes! hunter Jun 2018 #6

In this case, the problems were caused by having to MineralMan Jun 2018 #7

Well, the lessons I learned from my wife's book made my own MineralMan Jul 2018 #8

Thanks so much!! I didn't know there was such a group. nt LAS14 Dec 2020 #9

Enjoy! MineralMan Dec 2020 #10

My biggest problem was the Table of Contents... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #11

If you're using Word, always use hard page breaks for chapters. MineralMan Dec 2020 #12

I do my own TOC... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #13

I'm not in that program. I'm not sure about my wife. MineralMan Dec 2020 #14

I've already got four books out, and they look fine, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #15