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Great on Kindle
Great on Kindle is an Amazon program to help customers discover high-quality nonfiction eBooks. Great on Kindle eBooks offer enhanced features that readers value. This program is currently an invite-only and on a book-by-book basis.
Selected to participate
Available for sale on Amazon.com
Submitted in one of these file types: DOC/DOCX, MOBI, EPUB, or ZIP
Your book also needs to meet all of the requirements in these steps:
Benefits
If your nonfiction eBook qualifies for Great on Kindle, it will be eligible for:- A detail page message that identifies the book is “Great on Kindle”
- Promotional credit offers for customers (don’t worry, this won’t affect your royalty)
- Nominations for potential merchandising opportunities
Eligibility
To qualify for Great on Kindle, your nonfiction eBook must be:Your book also needs to meet all of the requirements in these steps:
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Correct all typos, formatting errors, and quality issuesWe track typographical and formatting errors on the Quality Issues Dashboard in your KDP account. All issues must be fixed and in the Resolved state.Common errors include:
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Make sure all images are high resolutionReaders can enlarge and interact with images in eBooks, so take advantage of these features by adding images with the highest resolution possible. To be considered for Great on Kindle, images need to be at least 300 pixels per inch (PPI) at the size you would like them to appear in your eBook. For example, if you want an image to take up the full device screen, the image will need to be at least 1200 pixels wide or 1800 pixels in height. See this chart for more examples:
DOC/DOCX
MOBI or EPUBAll images in your MOBI or EPUB file must follow CSS image styling guidelines. To qualify for Great on Kindle, your book needs to include CSS image style tag(s) that show the desired display size of your image(s). The following chart provides more detail on formatting and inserting image style tags in your MOBI or EPUB based on image type:
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Enter unique, accurate book detailsThe book details you enter when setting up your title on KDP (e.g., title, author name, and category) describe your book to readers. This information matters because it helps customers find your book and drives purchasing decisions. Keep these criteria in mind when entering book details to help readers find your book:
See tips on entering book details. Also, to ensure the details you enter don’t result in inaccurate or overwhelming search results, read these guidelines. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Make sure Enhanced Typesetting is enabledEnhanced Typesetting is a series of typographical and layout features that provide benefits such as faster reading with less eye strain, beautiful page layout, and large fonts. See benefits of Enhanced Typesetting.Use Kindle Previewer to see if your book supports Enhanced Typesetting:
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Turn on X-RayX-Ray is a Kindle eBook feature that allows readers to learn more about a topic, event, place, or any other term by pressing and holding on the word or phrase that interests them. Nonfiction readers love X-Ray to get answers to their questions—all without leaving the book. Even a few descriptive words can make a big difference to readers as they try to learn more about your content.X-Ray enables you, the author, to add your own descriptions or commentary that will show up when the reader engages the X-Ray feature. With X-Ray for Authors, you can add new X-Ray entries, edit existing ones, or enable X-Ray for a new book. For example, you could use X-Ray content to provide more information about an industry term, event or place in your book:
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Create an Author PageCreate an Author Page on Author Central. Your Author Page provides a handy place for customers to learn about you. Share information like bibliographies, biographies, author photos and videos, and feeds to blog posts. |