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Title: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: Mammasan on December 21, 2018, 10:44:42 AM

I never got around to actually ever using Amazon's automatic Kindle formatting for Word plug-in, Kindle Create Add-in for Microsoft Word, though when I played with it a bit it looked good.

I've just gotten an email from Amazon extolling Kindle Create formatting, it looks like they've upgraded it some (you can add images).

Anybody ever actually use Kindle Create to format a manuscript?


https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GHU4YEWXQGNLU94T?ref_=pe_3694870_385460340_kdpgp_o_us_kc_toc_img

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: RappaDizzy on December 21, 2018, 11:01:15 AM

I tried it when it first came out - even had some back and forth on email with some of the developers - but it never worked for me and I got ticked off when I couldn't even uninstall the stupid thing. :help

If it has been improved I would be willing to try it again but remain wary.

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: Shoe on December 21, 2018, 10:09:32 PM

I'm not sure why you would need a plugin for Word. I write in Google Docs, save as a Word docx file, and upload it into KC for final formatting (in which I can still edit if necessary).

(BTW: I've noticed KC produces a higher KENP than D2D or uploading a straight Word docx.)

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: The Flying Scot on December 25, 2018, 07:38:47 AM

Quote from: Shoe on December 21, 2018, 10:09:32 PM

(BTW: I've noticed KC produces a higher KENP than D2D or uploading a straight Word docx.)

That's very interesting.  Thanks for the information.

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: HSh on April 17, 2019, 02:36:52 AM

Saw it for the first time today.  I don't know if I'll use it, since I'm already used to (and fairly happy with) D2D's options.

https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=18292298011

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: Post-Doctorate D on April 17, 2019, 03:08:09 AM

I see some familiar names in their examples of authors who have used it.

Title: Re: Amazon's Kindle Create Formatting
Post by: Morgan Worth on April 18, 2019, 02:13:12 AM

Quote from: Shoe on December 21, 2018, 10:09:32 PM

I'm not sure why you would need a plugin for Word. I write in Google Docs, save as a Word docx file, and upload it into KC for final formatting (in which I can still edit if necessary).

(BTW: I've noticed KC produces a higher KENP than D2D or uploading a straight Word docx.)

Really? Good to know!