Version 2019.2 of the
Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines is now available. (Refresh the web broswer if an old version is shown.) Listed changes are:
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- Updated the following sections to add accessibility guidelines:
- 2.1.1 Kindle Create
- 3 Comparing Formats
- 6.1 Constructing Well-Formed HTML Documents (XHTML)
- 7.2 External Link Guidelines
- 8 Accessibility Guidelines
- 9 QA Standards
- 9.1 Testing Kindle Books
- 10.3.8 Using Embedded Fonts
- 10.4.1 Use Supported Input Formats
- 10.4.7 Image and Font Size Requirements for Line-Art and Text
- 10.4.11 Use Supported SVG Tags and Elements
- 10.5.1 Avoid Large Tables
- 10.5.2 Create Simple HTML Tables
- 10.5.4 Table Features with Enhanced Typesetting
- 11.3.2 Including Specific Fonts
- Added 2.4 Markdown Authoring Tools.
- Updated 4.1 Marketing Cover Image Is Mandatory and 4.2 Internal Content Cover Image Is Mandatory to clarify that they don't apply to KDP.
- Updated 5.2 NCX Guidelines to specify that Kindle devices and applications support two levels of nesting.
- Updated 7.2 External Link Guidelines to recommend archiving links.
- Added 11.3.1 Minimum Text Size.
- Updated 12.6 Text Guidelines to specify minimum text size in graphic novels.
- Updated 13.2 Text Guidelines to specify minimum text size in fixed-layout books without pop-ups.
- Updated 17.1 Supported Attributes to change background-size entry.
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It will take a bit of reading to see if any of these changes are really significant.