Amazon online kindle previewer software#

I suggest you download this file for future reference. If you want to learn more about these two applications go to. Since I don’t want my uploaded book to turn out looking like it was created by an amateur, I’m taking Amazon’s advice. Those are pretty strong reasons for using the Kindlegen and Kindle Previewer apps. This tool is recommended for publishers, eBook conversion companies, and individual authors in combination with Kindlegen to produce the highest quality Kindle books.” Kindle Previewer makes it easy to preview the layout of a book and make sure its text displays properly for any orientation or font size.

Amazon online kindle previewer software#

Files created with 3 rd party software may not work properly on current or future Kindle devices & readers.”Īgain quoting from Amazon, “Kindle Previewer is graphical interface tool that emulates how books display on Kindle devices and applications. Only Kindle files created using Kindlegen are guaranteed to be compatible with the current and future Kindle devices & applications. Quoting from Amazon’s Guidelines for Publishers, “Kindlegen is the only tool officially supported by Amazon to convert files to the Kindle format. By doing so we can spot glitches and correct them before uploading to the Kindle Digital Text Platform.

Their purpose is to view a book as it would appear on the Kindle reader and/or other devices. Both are free programs provided by Amazon. It occurred to me that I first need to explain the uses of Kindlegen and the Kindle Previewer, because I will employ these tools to embed and view my book cover.

In my last blog I said I would next talk about book covers, but I’ve changed my mind.