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Exporting and publishing

Preview a book the way a reader will see it, check it against the print requirements, and export the files you upload.

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  • 5 min · Beginner

    How to check your book's print colors before publishing

    See your cover and color pages the way a press will print them: which colors go dull, where the ink is heaviest, and one-click fixes before you upload.

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  • 5 min · Beginner

    How to preview a book before you publish it

    See facing pages at their printed size from Publish, then check the same book on the Kindle tab before you order a proof copy of the paperback interior.

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  • 5 min · Beginner

    How to export a print-ready PDF

    Export your paperback's interior as a print PDF from the editor, fix anything KDP would reject, then check every page of the file in the free PDF checker.

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  • 6 min · Intermediate

    How to read the readiness report and fix what it flags

    Open Publish in the editor on a manuscript, read the six steps under Before you upload, and fix each item it flags before you upload the files to KDP.

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