Kindle Create
Amazon's free interior formatting tool.
Overview
Kindle Create is a free desktop application offered by Amazon to help authors prepare their books for publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). It allows users to import a Word document and transform it into a professionally formatted Kindle e-book or paperback. The tool provides several themes and styling options to create an attractive interior, and it helps ensure the book will look good on Kindle devices and apps.
✨ Key Features
- Import from DOC or DOCX files
- Book themes for different genres
- Formatting tools for chapter titles, drop caps, and scene breaks
- Easy image insertion and placement
- Live preview of how the book will look on Kindle devices, tablets, and phones
- Creates a single file (.kpf) for uploading to KDP for e-book and print
- Support for interactive content like audio and video (for Print Replica)
- Table of contents creation
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Optimized specifically for the Amazon KDP ecosystem
- Completely free
- Ensures compatibility and a good reading experience on Kindle devices
Unique Value: Kindle Create provides a free and easy way for authors to ensure their books are well-formatted and look great within the Amazon Kindle ecosystem.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- First-time authors using the tool to easily format their Word manuscript for their first Kindle e-book
- Authors creating a simple, clean layout for their paperback book to be sold on Amazon
- Ensuring that an e-book's formatting will not break when viewed on different Kindle devices
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Authors who want to publish on other platforms (it creates a proprietary file format)
- Professional designers who need advanced layout control
- Creating e-books in standard EPUB format
🏆 Alternatives
While other tools offer more design options or the ability to export to multiple formats, Kindle Create is the most direct and foolproof path to formatting a book specifically for Amazon's platform, and it costs nothing.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The software is completely free to use.
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