Big Changes to Sideloading on Kindle!
Big changes for books delivered by Send to Kindle! Sideloaded books on iPhone will finally display all of Vellum’s advanced formatting features!
Category: KDP
Send to Kindle Now Accepts EPUB Files
Did you see that Amazon’s Send to Kindle now accepts EPUB files?
Here are some answers to questions you may have.
KDP No Longer Accepts MOBI Files
It’s official. As of August 1, KDP no longer accepts files in the MOBI format. To publish your ebook with KDP, you’ll need to upload Vellum’s Kindle EPUB output.
Changes at KDP: Vellum Has You Covered
Amazon KDP will stop accepting MOBI files later this year. Instead, you’ll need to upload your ebook in the EPUB format. Vellum has you covered.
Amazon Would Prefer an EPUB File
Amazon now recommends providing an EPUB file for publishing instead of a file in their MOBI format. MOBI files are still supported, but may not be for long.
Problems with Kindle for Mac
We’ve seen a number of problems with images in sideloaded books when using the latest version of Kindle for Mac.
Big Improvements to Look Inside
Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature has long provided readers a way to preview the first few pages of eBooks. For authors, though, it’s often been a source of frustration, as Look Inside has never looked much like the eBooks seen by readers. Features like drop caps and ornaments — and all of the other touches that […]
Problems with KDP Online Previewer
Update 8/28/18: Some readers are finding this post via Google. If you’re currently experiencing delays with KDP, it’s likely because of users migrating from CreateSpace. The problems described in the post below are from 2016 and have since been resolved by Amazon (see updates at the end). In the last week, we’ve received reports that […]
Kindle eBooks and the Table of Contents
Recently, some authors have been affected by a change in Amazon’s policy toward eBooks that include a Table of Contents (TOC) at the end. Although this technique has long been used to prevent the TOC from taking up space within the Look Inside, Amazon has since decided to not allow it, in some cases removing […]
Even More Details about KENPC
Earlier this year, we released an update that addressed a lower-than-expected page count (KENPC) for eBooks listed with Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. That change, detailed in a previous post, made page counts for eBooks created with Vellum comparable to eBooks formatted with other methods. However, we’ve recently received questions about a few eBooks that, when upgraded […]