The same PDF for the same trim size can be loaded to KDP, IngramSpark, and most other printers. Word and Adobe InDesign both create PDFs. They are essentially a digital picture of your words that is loaded to a huge digital printer that will create your book. Regardless of whether you use KDP, IngramSpark, or a local printer, all files for print books are PDFs. Vendors will take them but the conversion is unreliable. These are PDF files, created in Word or Adobe InDesign, that have a flowable structure. Don’t worry, Woven Red provides validated files. Whichever app you use, check for the validation. You can use Adobe InDesign or one of the many apps out there Sigil, Calibre, Jutoh to name a few, that use a Word document as their basis. Word doesn’t create any form of ebook file. For instructions, see How to Preview Your Epub File Before Uploading to RetailersĪll vendors and distributors, including KDP and Smashwords, now take EPUBs.īefore you upload, all EPUBs must validated by EpubCheck, a Java-based validation tool. Use Adobe Digital Editions to view an epub on your device. Not all ereaders (there millions of old devices still in use) are advanced enough for the full functionality of version 3. They’re now at version 3, though all versions are accepted at all vendors. EPUBĮPUB is the gold standard for ebook files. You can upload an epub file to the Kindle Previewer and then export a mobi file from there. A nasty wrinkle is that many book reviewers prefer mobi for use on their older Kindles. In the beginning, Kindle Direct Publishing accepted only mobipocket (mobi) files which were converted to a proprietary format for Kindle devices.Īfter June 28, 2021, KDP will no longer accept mobi files for new and updated reflowable ebooks. Unfortunately, Word files don’t always convert easily. The Word file is converted via a proprietary process to an EPUB.
Smashwords accepts only Word doc files (filename.doc) even though Microsoft hasn’t supported this file format for years. Many of them have instructions for you to follow. Many vendors will now accept a correctly formatted Word docx (filename.docx) which are converted to EPUBs. Very few sites accepted Word documents.įormats have evolved since the early days of self-publishing.
In the beginning, you needed a MOBI for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), and an EPUB for all the other vendors and distributors. “Which file formats do I need to load my book to vendors and distributors?”
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