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Training #656 — Ask Us Anything About Picture Book Formatting

Getting a picture book ready for KDP raises a lot of file questions. Should you send a PDF or an EPUB? Does a PDF with spreads actually show up as spreads for your reviewers? How big should your images be, and does a file over three megabytes really matter?

In this Ask Us Anything, we work through a reader’s four questions about fixed-layout children’s books, along with the follow-ups that came in live.

Along the way, we cover what KDP does and doesn’t recommend, how to make a PDF with true two-page spreads, and the design tools worth a look, including free and open-source options. We also explain why the print book and the ebook need different files, and what image resolution each one really calls for.

The second half turns to a question many authors are asking: is AI a good way to research your genre? We share what has changed, how to check an AI’s sources, which research tools we have used, and how to turn the research you gather into author’s notes and social posts.

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