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Originally Posted by Hitch
Well, this is a discussion about CSS and HTML, not book layout--but for what it's worth, the industry standard is first-line indent, no space between, no matter how much dialogue there is.
I can tell you--and I know I'm far from the only one--that when, on KU, (or KS) I come across a block-style novel, I'll report the formatting to KDP immediately, so that they'll issue a KQN (Kindle Quality Notice) to the publisher, to have it fixed. And I'll return it--come back to it when it's correctly formatted. I'm trying to read a book--an eBook--where space matters. I don't care to have my precious screen-space wasted with empty blank lines.
I know this sounds harsh and I don't really mean for it to--but using block-style paragraph formatting in novels is not a professional, commercial look. Take a look at all the novels you see from Random House, Scribner, etc. on Amazon, B&N, wherever you buy them. See others with block style? No, you won't.
You can use top-margin for your line of space. Works fine.
Hitch
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I agree with this. Besides being unprofessional, it makes for a terrible reading experience.