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Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
3.6.2 Image Guideline #2: KindleGen Performs Automatic Image Conversions ....................................................... 21
3.6.3 Image Guideline #3: Use Color Images .......................................................................................................... 21
3.6.4 Image Guideline #4: Photographs Should Use JPEG Format ......................................................................... 21
3.6.5 Image Guideline #5: Use GIF or PNG for Line-Art and Text ........................................................................... 21
3.6.6 Image Guideline #6: Image and Font Size Requirements for Line-Art and Text .............................................. 22
3.6.7 Image Guideline #7: Prefer HTML to Images.................................................................................................. 25
3.6.8 Image Guideline #8: Image Caption Placement .............................................................................................. 26
3.6.9 Image Guideline #9: Controlling Image Aspect Ratio ...................................................................................... 26
3.6.10 Image Guideline #10: Displaying Text Correctly within SVG ......................................................................... 26
3.6.11 Image Guideline #11: Use Supported SVG Tags and Elements ................................................................... 27
Table Guidelines ................................................................................................................... 29 3.7
3.7.1 Table Guideline #1: Use Tables for Tabular Data Only ................................................................................... 29
3.7.2 Table Guideline #2: Avoid Large Tables ......................................................................................................... 29
3.7.3 Table Guideline #3: Create Simple HTML Tables ........................................................................................... 30
3.7.4 Table Guideline #4: Split Tables as Needed ................................................................................................... 30
3.7.5 Table Guideline #5: Optimize for Maximum Table Size .................................................................................. 30
Adobe Digital Editions Compatibility Guidelines .................................................................. 30 3.8
3.8.1 Adobe Digital Editions Compatibility Guideline #1: Use Unique Item IDs ........................................................ 30
Styling Guidelines ................................................................................................................. 31 3.9
3.9.1 Styling Guideline #1: Use a Nested HTML TOC ............................................................................................. 31
3.9.2 Styling Guideline #2: Format Sidebars Correctly ............................................................................................ 31
HTML Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 31 3.10
3.10.1 HTML Guideline #1: Constructing Well-Formed HTML Documents (XHTML) ............................................... 31
3.10.2 HTML Guideline #2: Anchors Must Be Added Before Formatting Tags ......................................................... 32
3.10.3 HTML Guideline #3: EPUB Guide Items Are Optional .................................................................................. 32
3.10.4 HTML Guideline #4: Using Single Column Layout and Avoiding Absolute Positions ..................................... 32
3.10.5 HTML Guideline #5: Using position:absolute for Text on Image.................................................................... 32
3.10.6 HTML Guideline #6: Avoid Using Negative Values ....................................................................................... 32
3.10.7 HTML Guideline #7: Avoid Using Scripting ................................................................................................... 32
3.10.8 HTML Guideline #8: Avoid Using Negative Values for Line Height ............................................................... 32
3.10.9 HTML Guideline #9: File References Must Match Case and Spelling of Source ........................................... 32
Embedded Font Guidelines ................................................................................................ 32 3.11
External Link Guidelines ..................................................................................................... 33
3.12
4 Creating Fixed-Layout Children’s Books ............................................................................... 33
Metadata Fields Supporting Fixed-Layout Books ................................................................ 33 4.1
Content Requirements.......................................................................................................... 34
4.2
4.2.1 Requirement #1: Using HTML File Structure .................................................................................................. 34
4.2.2 Requirement #2: Using Region Magnification (Pop-ups) ................................................................................ 35
4.2.3 Requirement #3: Setting Images as Background Images ............................................................................... 37
Content Recommendations .................................................................................................. 37 4.3
4.3.1 Recommendation #1: Applying CSS Reset .................................................................................................... 37
Kindle Publishing Guidelines Amazon.com 4