User`s guide

Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
1 print page = 1 HTML file
Example:
Landscape orientation lock:
2 print pages (1 two-page spread) = 1 HTML file
Example:
4.2.2 Requirement #2: Using Region Magnification (Pop-ups)
Fixed-layout content does not allow the user to change the font size; allowing font sizes to change could
obfuscate content relevant to storytelling. Kindle uses Region Magnification (pop-ups) to enlarge fixed-
layout text without altering the original layout. For an example of Region Magnification, see the example
below.
The user activates Region Magnification by double tapping an “active area” on touch screen devices. (On
non-touch screen devices, clicking the up arrow on the 5-way controller selects the region and clicking the
center button activates Kindle Text Pop-Up or Kindle Panel View.) During Region Magnification, the
active area (source element) is hidden and the magnification area (target element) is displayed.
To support Region Magnification, the following steps are required:
1. Set the active area by creating a well-defined HTML anchor (<a>)element around the text to be
enlarged. The anchor must specify the app-amzn-magnify class. The anchor should also have
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