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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
The one thing I do have questions about is adding Semantics --- when I add the cover, toc, & text semantics, the book loads directly to the first text entry [...]
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Actually, that's what many readers prefer. I.e., they want to skip the preface and start reading right away.
While the TOC and Cover Page/Cover Image semantics add functionality to the AZW3 file, the Text guide item is only required for Kindle books uploaded to
KDP. You can of course omit it or have it point to any HTML page, except for the cover page.
(You can't have it point to the cover page, because KindleGen removes its HTML code from the final book; it only uses the specified image for the book cover.)
BTW, the so-called SRL (start reading location) that is defined via the Text guide item is apparently occasionally ignored by KDP. For more information on this, see this
very long thread. (It works as designed in books not processed by KDP.)
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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
If I want it to open to the cover image always, and I do not add the semantic tags to force that opening to cover image, will that have other bad effects on how the book behaves?
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Guide items are only required for self-published KDP books. You can omit all of them for MR books, however, I'd recommend adding HTML TOC and cover page/cover image guide items, because converted epub books won't have a cover image without them and some older Kindle models might not display a TOC.