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Originally Posted by kayvon
I have written an ebook using a fixed layout due to many pictures. I was given advice by Amazon to upload Kindle create using a pdf format. everything looks good and all the hyperlinks function as expected. Except, the page does not fit the device "previewer" quite right. the BOTTOM of the page is being cut off so you have to scroll up to see it all.
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1. Which Kindle device actually allows a fixed layout format viewing, I want to get one and test it myself if I can. The previewer gives me only one option for "device" but does not tell me what it is.
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Kindle Fires are probably your best bet, but they also give you the most "optimistic" view, in a way.
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2. what is the ideal page size? my page is an 816 x 612 pixels which works perfect on an ipad.
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Kindle Fires are a 1:1.6 aspect ratio. Not a 1:1.3 like an iPad. The ideal size, according to the Publishing Guidelines, is 1024 x 600, for a first-gen Fire. Extrapolate that out for larger, newer devices.
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3. is there a "fit to screen" function that I am missing?
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Nope.
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thank you very much for your help.
PS. I am using InDesign (Adobe products)
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Well...the software used to make the pdf or the display file doesn't really matter, but the good news is, at least with InDesign you can make your measuremeants precise.
Your file shouldn't really be extending past the margins. That sounds like something is wrong to me. You did tell Kindle Create that you were making a fixed-layout file, right?
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