User`s guide

Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
<itemref idref="page1" /> <!—assumed to be properties="facing-page-left"
-->
<itemref idref="page2" /> <!—assumed to be properties="facing-page-right"
-->
<itemref idref="page3" properties="page-spread-left"/> <!—double page
spread’s left viewport -->
<itemref idref="page4" properties="page-spread-right"/> <!—double page
spread’s right viewport -->
</spine>
The following example assumes primary-writing-mode equals horizontal-rl or vertical-rl.
Example:
<spine>
<itemref idref="page1" /> <!—assumed to be properties="facing-page-right"
-->
<itemref idref="page2" /> <!—assumed to be properties="facing-page-left"
-->
<itemref idref="page3" properties="page-spread-right"/> <!—double page
spread’s right viewport -->
<itemref idref="page4" properties="page-spread-left"/> <!—double page
spread’s left viewport -->
</spine>
In cases where a left page does not have an equivalent right page (or vice-versa), the publisher should
insert a blank HTML page and add the property layout-blank to the page, unless it is the last page.
Optionally, the blank page can include the book title and watermark by design.
Pages with the layout-blank property are only rendered in landscape mode and are ignored in portrait
mode.
In some cases, the publisher may wish to insert a blank page that always renders in both portrait and
landscape modes. In this instance, do not use the layout-blank property. Use the same facing (or
double-page spread) rules as noted above and reference an image file that contains a “blank” jpeg.
The following example assumes primary-writing-mode equals horizontal-lr or vertical-lr.
Example:
<spine>
<itemref idref="page1" /> <!—assumed to be properties="facing-page-left"
-->
<itemref idref="blank-page" properties="layout-blank"/> <!—assumed to be
properties="facing-page-right". Ignored in portrait mode. -->
<itemref idref="page2" properties="page-spread-left"/> <!—double page
spread’s left viewport -->
<itemref idref="page3" properties="page-spread-right"/> <!—double page
spread’s right viewport -->
</spine>
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