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A Question About Kindle

by PaulSch
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I've just got two reports from two different "authorities" (or so they call themselves) about writing Kindle books and one expert says enter page breaks in your book and the other one says don't.

Does anybody know which "expert" advice to follow?
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  • Profile picture of the author Chips Fletcher
    Originally Posted by PaulSch View Post

    I've just got two reports from two different "authorities" (or so they call themselves) about writing Kindle books and one expert says enter page breaks in your book and the other one says don't.

    Does anybody know which "expert" advice to follow?
    There is no such thing as an "Expert" just as there is no such thing as "A normal person". I personally believe that page breaks are ok (but I`m no expert! lol)
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    I "page break" all new chapters in my PDF's and Kindle books.

    But, don't take my word or anyone else's about this matter... Instead, go to the source...

    Here is what Amazon says:


    Page Breaks: Enter a page break at the end of every chapter to prevent the text from running together. To insert a page break in MS Word, click "Insert" at the top menu bar and select "Page Break."

    -- Source

    Amazon indicates that it is "Optional" to use the "page break" or not, based on how you want to present your book -- as it should be.
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    • Profile picture of the author marciayudkin
      one expert says enter page breaks in your book and the other one says don't
      That's because it's an option, not a necessity.

      I use page breaks in all my Kindle books to separate chapters or parts of the book. This is customary for traditionally printed nonfiction books.

      However, to keep these working well in Kindle, it's best to include the page break in your "style" rather than entering them manually. When you insert them manually, there's more of a chance that you do so inconsistently and they'll look different from one another in Kindle, though they look the same to you on your own computer.

      In my style for chapter titles, I include the command "page break before," and this gets the job done nicely.

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    • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
      Originally Posted by tpw View Post

      I "page break" all new chapters in my PDF's and Kindle books.

      But, don't take my word or anyone else's about this matter... Instead, go to the source...

      Here is what Amazon says:

      Amazon indicates that it is "Optional" to use the "page break" or not, based on how you want to present your book -- as it should be.
      Nice one Bill.
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  • Profile picture of the author miklanderson2
    I include page breaks in my books, but it's mainly because I want the page breaks in there when I upload my book to CreateSpace. When it comes to Kindle, it's your call as to whether you include them or not.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    Definitely, as a reader I like seeing page breaks in the Kindle reader so I do it when I publish a book, as well.

    As Big Mike says it clearly delineates them, which I think is desirable.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Here's what I do. I'm no guru but this method produces a nice clean layout.

    last line of chapter one...
    [space]
    Chapter two
    [space]
    Start chapter two...

    This makes for a really nice book.

    Here's another tip that might help. Download Kindle for PC and download Kindle Previewer. Once you have your work ready save it (in Word) as a Web page. Then open it with Kindle Previewer. That turns it into a Kindle file. DON'T assume that's what it will look like in an actual Kindle reader though because it looks really weird in the previewer.

    Once you've got the book in Kindle format it will show up wherever you have the parent Word file. Locate the new file, copy it and put it into "My Kindle Content" and open it. My Kindle Content is a folder that's created when you download Kindle for PC. I think by default that folder is created in "My Documents." Double click on your new file and you'll see exactly what your book will look like in all Kindle readers.

    This is something I've discovered on my own and it has saved me TONS of time. Plus, I know I've got a nicely formatted book for sale. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author intergen
    I just outsourced my book to be formatted for Kindle and allowed a Kindle expert to format it per what best practices are. Total cost $10.00

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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Gram
    You should definitely and absolutely use page breaks in your Kindle books. If not, your chapters will all start in different places on the screen and look bad.
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