As a ghostwriter, copy editor, book coach, and novelist, I've spent a heck of a lot of time on the Kindle Direct Publishing dashboard. But one thing I hadn't done up until now was experiment with the hardcover options available through Amazon KDP Print.

Here's a quick look at glossy vs. matte, cover image overlap, and some other issues to take into consideration if you plan to selfpublish a hardcover book through Amazon KDP Print.



0:00 KDP Print for Paperback and Hardcover
0:42 What is Glossy vs. Matte Finish?
1:14 Cover Image Wrap Problems
2:31 Interior Revisions
2:57 Font and Paragraph Spacing
3:17 Proof Number 1
4:52 Poof Number 3
6:36 Glossy and Matte SidebySide Comparison
7:03 The Next Step



Interior Specifications
Font: EB Garamond 12, Size 11
Line spacing: 1.5
First line indent: 0.2"
Margins: Top 1", Bottom 0.75", Inside 0.75", Outside 0.75", Gutter 0.25"
Mirror Margins



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