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Originally Posted by Quoth
Also when publishing PDF OR epub, the cover is always uploaded separately. Never put the cover into the docx. After importing a docx to Calibre via add, go to "Edit Metadata" and browse for the cover. This will be used by Calibre when sideloading for test to a phone, tablet or ereader. But upload of the epub to Smashwords/D2D (for Apple, Kobo, Tolino, Scribd, Barnes & Noble's Nook etc), Amazon KDP and Google's PlayStore Books, will have separate upload of a high resolution image and manual entry of all the Metadata.
Upload of PDF for POD or other paper publishing usually wants a full wrap cover image (including spine and rear). That is often TIFF at 300 dpi or more and they will tell you what size it is based on paper weight and page count. This can be calculated. Then also the metadata is entered.
Actual ebooks don't need an ISBN as that's really for bookshops ordering and their POS. With a TIFF cover for a PDF you can add it if you have bought a block of ISBNs (free in Norway?). If the Printer/POD supplier is doing the ISBN, they will be listed as publisher and they tell you what white space to leave. Many bookstores will not stock Amazon paper editions.
You can send same epub to Amazon, Smashwords (for Apple, Kobo, Tolino, Scribd, Barnes & Noble's Nook etc) & PlayStore as long as it's regular KDP, not for KU release. A PDF is not so simple as Amazon, Lulu, D2D, Print24 etc all might have different rules on how crop works, allowance for binding, outer margin, vs full bleed and might not have the same page sizes.
There is no page size on "real" ebooks. The ebook reflows to fit app window or ereader screen.
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Yes, I already guessed that the cover needs to be uploaded separately, and not done in a file. To tell the truth, I did the text with levels and styles already in InDesign (yes, I know that you have written many times that this is not the best option. But it is very difficult to transfer all the text to docx, and then assign styles and levels to them. In fact, you will have to redo the entire layout) and everything is OK with it. The main problem that I would like to solve is precisely the frontispiece (the page with the quote and portrait) and the content. I need it to break at least visually correctly. I can't understand why it breaks. In addition, apparently the flyleaf (blue pages) will also have to be removed.