Amazon Guidelines

Publishing on Kindle: Guidelines for Publishers
3.9.7 HTML Guideline #7: Avoid Using Scripting with SVG Images ......................................................................... 23
3.9.8 HTML Guideline #8: Avoid Using Negative Values for Line Height ................................................................. 23
3.10 Embedded Font Guidelines ................................................................................................ 23
4 Creating Fixed-Layout Children’s and Comic Books ............................................................ 23
4.1 Metadata Fields Supporting Fixed-Layout Books ................................................................ 23
4.2 Content Requirements.......................................................................................................... 24
4.2.1 Requirement #1: HTML File Structure ............................................................................................................ 24
4.3 Content Recommendations .................................................................................................. 24
4.3.1 Recommendation #1: Apply CSS Reset ......................................................................................................... 24
4.3.2 Recommendation #2: Design Content for Full Screen .................................................................................... 24
4.3.3 Recommendation #3: Use Large Region Magnification Tap Targets in Children’s Books ............................... 24
4.3.4 Recommendation #4: Future Proofing Fixed-Layout Content in Children’s Books .......................................... 24
4.4 Creating Children’s Books with Multipage Background Images and Text ........................... 24
4.4.1 Using Side-by-Side Images to Form a Two-Page Spread ............................................................................... 25
4.4.2 Text Blocks: Position and Alignment .............................................................................................................. 26
4.4.3 Aligning Text .................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.4.4 Region Magnification ...................................................................................................................................... 26
5 Creating Fixed-Layout Graphic Novels/Manga/Comics ........................................................ 27
5.1 Asset Requirements ............................................................................................................. 27
5.2 Panel View (Region Magnification) ...................................................................................... 28
5.3 Optimizing Content for the Graphic Novel Experience ......................................................... 29
5.3.1 Optimizing Tap Targets .................................................................................................................................. 29
5.3.2 Optimizing View Panels.................................................................................................................................. 29
5.3.3 Optimizing for Wide or Tall Action Scenes ...................................................................................................... 29
5.3.4 Optimizing for Large Text Blocks .................................................................................................................... 30
6 Audio and Video Guidelines .................................................................................................... 31
6.1 Embedded Video .................................................................................................................. 31
6.2 Streaming Video ................................................................................................................... 32
6.3 Embedded Audio .................................................................................................................. 32
6.4 Streaming Audio ................................................................................................................... 32
6.5 Multimedia Directory ............................................................................................................. 32
6.6 Audio Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 32
6.7 Video Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 32
6.8 Audio and Video Metadata ................................................................................................... 33
6.9 NCX File ............................................................................................................................... 33
6.10 Images with Play Controls .................................................................................................. 33
6.11 File Names Are Case-Sensitive ......................................................................................... 34
6.12 Confirm Correct Mime-Type ............................................................................................... 34
6.13 File Size .............................................................................................................................. 34
6.14 Narration ............................................................................................................................. 34
6.15 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 34
6.16 Guidance on Media Captions ............................................................................................. 34
6.17 Custom Sample File ........................................................................................................... 35
7 Dictionary Formatting ............................................................................................................... 35
7.1 Inflections for Dictionaries .................................................................................................... 36
7.1.1 Simplified inflection syntax ............................................................................................................................. 36
7.1.2 Advanced inflection syntax ............................................................................................................................. 36
7.2 Custom OPF Metadata for Dictionaries ................................................................................ 36
8 Media Queries ............................................................................................................................ 37
8.1 Using Media Queries ............................................................................................................ 37
8.2 Using Media Queries for Backward Compatibility With Mobi ............................................... 39
8.3 Submitting a Media Query .................................................................................................... 40
8.3.1 Option 1: Using One CSS File. ....................................................................................................................... 40
8.3.2 Option 2: Using Different CSS Files ............................................................................................................... 41
8.3.3 Option 3: Using Style tags .............................................................................................................................. 41
8.3.4 Option 4: Using @import ................................................................................................................................ 41
8.4 Using the display:none Property with Media Queries .......................................................... 41
8.4.1 Using the display:none Property with Complex Tables .................................................................................. 42
8.4.2 Using the display:none Property with SVG Images ........................................................................................ 43
8.4.3 Limitation on Using the display:none Property ............................................................................................... 43
9 Kindle Best Practices ............................................................................................................... 43
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