DuaneW Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi, I love using Publisher to layout print books. Unfortunately KDP doesn't like PDF format for Kindle books. I've used Libre office to convert to html but that was a failure. Here is a list of different types of formats for Kindle. What's the best way to get from PDF to something that will work on KDP? Microsoft Word (DOC/DOCX) Kindle Create (KPF) HTML (ZIP, HTM, or HTML) MOBI and ePub Rich Text Format (RTF) Plain Text (TXT) Thank you in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Kindle Create imports PDFs just fine. What seems to be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaneW Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 There is a disclaimer on the website telling me that the best results don't come from PDF's and use one of the other formats instead. It's true. When I upload the same PDF as I used for the book the formating is all wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_Wolf Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Publisher is not the best tool for creating Kindle or epub ebooks. Also converting an PDF to Kindle/epub is not without problems. The problem is that PDF is a fixed format while Kindle Mobi/epub is a reflowable format. I think you better use a epub/kindle application (I am using Jutoh) and copy your PDF content into this application. Then create your Kindle/epub file from that application. Make sure you do not have too much direct formatting in your publication. Publisher is designed for print publications not epub/Kindle. I love the Affinity suit like you do, but for ebooks I use Jutoh a dedicated ebook creation application which delivers clean Kindle/epub files. Hope this helps. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaneW Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Thank you, I will try your suggestion. I can't tell you how many apps I have tried to layout a book. Publisher is the best by far. I also like Indesign but if you factor in that ridiculous subscription it's a no brainer. I hope someday (soon) Publisher is a one stop place for KDP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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