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Jeff33740050deru
Inspiring
Feb 9, 2026 10:28 PM UTC
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How to Convert a Print-Designed InDesign Book to Reflowable EPUB for Kindle

I just published my 468-page 8.5” by 11” book with over 1,000 illustrations. It was designed in InDesign using bleed, margin, gutter settings, text anchoring with word wrap, 27 object styles, subtle object style overrides, image groupings,  paragraph styles, character styles and more. I now want to know how to start the process of Kindle and other ePub conversion. It seems that trying to work in the current document setup, which was tailored for print, would be very awkward. I downloaded Kindle Previewer and Adobe Digital Editions for previewing my edits, but what about InDesign workflow and document setup? Any suggestions to make this process easier?

Thanks!

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    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    Feb 9, 2026 11:32 PM UTC

    Fixed layout or reflowable? And one piece of advice...do not under any circumstance depend on Adobe Digital Editions. 

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      Jeff33740050deruAuthor
      Inspiring
      Feb 10, 2026 12:03 AM UTC

      Reflowable. Also, I perhaps made the error of anchoring text using custom rather than above line or inline. All anchored text is custom and anchored to the above paragraph, so essentially “below line” rather than above line. I wonder if switching everything to inline might work?

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      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      Feb 10, 2026 12:04 PM UTC

      Reflowable with 1,000 illustrations? Not at all a good idea, IMO. That’s not really what it was designed for. The simpler the document the better.

      So, before going any further, have you tried to export to EPUB? Finally, if you’re going to pursue this, I recommend Thorium Reader for testing, especially on Windows.

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