Getting started with formatting your manuscript and cover can be a little daunting at first. What is bleed? What margins do I need to use for publishing on Amazon KDP? How do I set-up my cover?

Well, worry no more!

In this walkthrough I'll take you through how to format your manuscript for uploading to Amazon KDP... we'll go through the bleed settings, including how to allow for edge-to-edge printing, look at the margin settings, and also look at how to go about the right settings for your book cover.

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