A hardcover uses the same pages as the paperback, with its own ISBN on the copyright page and the spine and cover sizes of a case-bound book.
What you need: the Author plan, and a trim KDP offers for hardcovers.
Hardcover
Hardcover interiors for KDP's case laminate, from the same manuscript.
With the Author plan, or a Book Pass for one book.
More in Print interiors: paperback and hardcover
- Book typesettingJustified, hyphenated pages with running heads, page numbers and chapters opening on the right, or a dyslexia-friendly style.
- IngramSpark print filesMake a paperback or hardcover ready for IngramSpark as well as KDP, so bookshops and libraries can order it.
- Large print editionA large-print paperback of the same edition, with its own ISBN, in 16- or 18-point type.
- Margins by page countThe inside margin grows with the page count, as KDP requires.
- Preflight reportPage count, spine width, fonts and margins checked before you upload.
- Print previewSee a paperback or hardcover two pages at a time, as the printed book opens, with the trim, the gutter and KDP's margins drawn on.
- Print-ready PDFThe paperback interior as a print-ready PDF, with every font embedded.
- Trim sizes and paperChoose the trim size and paper for each printed format.
See it for yourself in PenStranding: start with one book on the Free plan.
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