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Aug 7, 2026 1:25 AM UTC
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Export full bleed image to reflowable epub

How can I export full bleed images to reflowable epub? My exported images got a thick white border around on Kindle Previewer. 

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    MonaBAuthor
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    Aug 8, 2026 10:00 PM UTC

    Thank you Joel for your reply. The images do not have stroke, and the document margin is set to 0. There’s no object style applied.

    I also tried to force it with object style and added code in the export settings (see attached picture). But still the same. I attached my full bleed image in InDesign and on Kindle previewer here.

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    Joel Cherney
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    Aug 10, 2026 1:55 AM UTC

    Well, I have no idea what you put in your full-page-image.css, but that looks the only method that would work. What’s in your CSS? I haven’t had any luck experimenting on my side, to be honest, but I wonder if a property like background-image would work. 

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    MonaBAuthor
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    Aug 7, 2026 1:38 AM UTC

    I have 6 full bleed PNG and 2 jpg images at 300ppi, same dimensions as the page size at 1600x2560. They all got a thick border after export to epub reflowable on Kindle Previewer. This is my first ebook, and I’m not familiar with Indesign. I couldn’t find much help on YouTube. Please help.

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    Joel Cherney
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    Aug 7, 2026 2:06 AM UTC

    Do your images have a stroke on them in InDesign? Might not be visible, if your stroke is white and your page background is white. Do they have an object style applied? Does the object style have a stroke defined?

     

    My usual go-to for solving epub challenges has unfortunately fallen off the web due to the passing of the author; I am accordingly pouring one out for James right now. But his section on “Image Management” helpfully saved by the Wayback Machine probably has your answer.

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