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Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers

{

span.dropcaps

{

font-size:3em;

font-weight: bold;

}

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To verify that the drop caps display as intended, test the book as described in section 9.1, Testing Kindle

Books.

3.1.8 Text Guideline #8: Page Numbers

Kindle books do not always map directly to page numbers in physical editions of the book. For this

reason, there should not be any reference to page numbers in the book. Page numbers should not be

included in cross-references or the index. Amazon may make page numbers available for books as

additional book metadata. Amazon generates these page numbers based on its own internal technology.

3.1.9 Text Guideline #9: Customizing Font Selection

The primary or main font in a book should be set at the <body> level. If you prefer to use additional text

styling such as bold or italics, ensure that the styles are set on the text rather than the font so that any

font that the customer selects correctly displays these styling elements. Below are examples of both

correct and incorrect implementation of customizing fonts in an ebook.

Incorrect HTML Code

Correct HTML Code

<html>

<body>

Primary font content

<p style=

"font-family:SecondaryFont">

Secondary font content

Primary font content

Primary font content

</body>

</html>

<html>

Primary font content

<p style=

"font-family:SecondaryFont">

Secondary font content

Primary font content

</body>

</html>

The same behavior can be achieved by using CSS classes as shown below.

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