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Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
Metadata
Description
content="1024x600"/>
resolution of the content (“1024x600” is
only an example). The pixel dimensions
can have any positive integer value. These
values must equal the overall aspect ratio
of the original content.
Orientation can be specified using one of the
following metadata fields:
1) <meta
property="rendition:orientation">landscape</meta>
2) <meta name="orientation-lock"
content="landscape"/>
Optional.
Valid values for rendition:layout
metadata are portrait, landscape, or
auto. Locks the orientation of the book to
either portrait or landscape. If the value is
auto, both portrait and landscape modes
are supported. The default value is auto.
Valid values for orientation-lock
metadata are portrait, landscape or
none. Locks the orientation of the content
to either portrait or landscape. If the value
is none, both portrait and landscape
modes are supported. The default value is
none.
<meta name="RegionMagnification" content="true"/>
Optional. Enables Kindle Panel View and
Kindle Text Pop-Up. Valid values are true
or false. The default value is false.
Enabling this feature requires additional
CSS instructions as specified in section
4.2.2.
<meta name="primary-writing-mode"
content="horizontal-rl"/>
Optional. Defines page rendering order,
reading mode, and reader navigation
(including Kindle Text Pop-Up, Kindle
Panel View, and Kindle Virtual Panels).
Valid values are horizontal-lr,
horizontal-rl, vertical-lr, and
vertical-rl. The default value is
horizontal-lr.
<meta name="book-type" content="children"/>
Optional for children’s books. Removes
reader functionality (e.g., share) which may
not be relevant for certain books such as
children’s. Valid values are children or
comic.
Content Requirements 4.2
4.2.1 Requirement #1: Using HTML File Structure
Fixed-layout content must have a single HTML file for each page represented on a Kindle device.
Publishers may use the OPF metadata to create double-page spread reading experiences.
Portrait orientation lock:
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