How to Format Your Book for KDP Print 8.5x11 in Less Than 5 Minutes!

About this video

A short, basic tutorial on formatting an 8.5x11 paperback in Microsoft Word for KDP. Sean sets custom margins under Layout: 1.9 cm for top, bottom and left, and 1.27 cm for right, selects multiple pages with mirror margins, and applies it to the whole document. For page size he selects US Letter 8.5x11 (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm if entering a custom size in centimetres). He then inserts a page number at the bottom of the page in the ‘outside’ position, and updates the table of contents via References > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents, showing page numbers and deleting the hyperlink option. He says this basic formatting will pass KDP review, though a Fiverr freelancer can make it look nicer, and credits the information to a friend with a Kindle publishing YouTube channel.

Key takeaways

• Margins for 8.5x11: top 1.9 cm, bottom 1.9 cm, left 1.9 cm, right 1.27 cm, with mirror margins applied to the whole document
• Page size: use US Letter 8.5x11 directly, or custom 21.5 cm x 27.9 cm
• Insert page numbers at bottom of page, ‘outside’ position
• Update the table of contents via References > Custom Table of Contents: show page numbers, remove hyperlink
• Sean presents this as the minimum that passes KDP review; polish can be outsourced on Fiverr

Episode details: published August 9, 2019 · 3:22 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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