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March 20, 2020
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Export to Kindle in InDesign

  • March 20, 2020
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Could someone help me export an ebook created in InDesign to the reading format on the Kindle?

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    mrw76480865
    Participant
    February 25, 2025

    Kindle are no longer accepting MOBI files. So now what?

     

    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2025

    Reflowable ePub.

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    JeDesignsGraphx™
    Participant
    June 4, 2023

    I have had the same issue; an ebook with graphics and content was created for a cookbook, but when exporting to EPUB Fixed, everything is moved around and nothing is where it should be. I am totally confused on how to fix it. I need it to look exactly like what I created on Kindle. 

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    June 4, 2023

    I'm a little confused — do you mean you 'need it to look like the paper [KDP] edition'? Or did you successfully get to Kindle via some other path than InDesign EPUB export?

     

    FXL EPUB problems are very difficult to fix and tend to hark back to basic layout issues — what will "dump" to print pages can't always be successfully processed to an EPUB layout. But first, what reader are you using to evaluate the EPUB export?

     

    I'll also note that reflowable does not mean organized graphics and content can't be used. It would have a different layout, but one just as useful and (potentially) better read on small devices. Scanning and panning fixed pages on a phone is a PITA.

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    JeDesignsGraphx™
    Participant
    June 4, 2023

    Sorry about that. What I mean is that once I export the file, the same way I designed it in InDesign, is the same way I would like it to appear in Kindle. For some reason, though, after exporting in EPUB Fixed or PDF formats, shifts everything around (pictures, words etc are moved around, nothing is in place). I hope this makes sense.

    wmrowen
    wmrowen
    Known Participant
    June 5, 2022

    Maybe I didn't understand the pricing options before, but now CircularFlo now has a clear-cut pricing plan. I will take a look.

    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2020

    Anyone producing FXL ePubs and who's on a Mac should have a look at CircularFLO:
    https://www.circularflo.com

      wmrowen
      wmrowen
      Known Participant
      January 16, 2021

      Thanks, Derek. The only hesitation is that it does not say what the price will be after the free period. Free is good but learning how costs me my time may not be a good investment if I'm back to Rich Text rebuilding later anyway. Got the email that says $99 "purchase credit" but that does not clarify if that's per page, per book, or dozen books.

      Dave Creamer of IDEAS
      Community Expert
      Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 20, 2020

      https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Create/b?ie=UTF8&node=18292298011

       

      David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
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        illustrata
        Inspiring
        October 24, 2020

        Hi, Thanks for this. I have a fixed layout ePub created by InDesign for Apple Books. Is Kindle Create still required, or helpful? So you'd need to export a PDF from InDesign, import it into Kindle Create and go from there?

         

         

          Marvest
          Marvest
          Inspiring
          October 24, 2020

          "So you'd need to export a PDF from InDesign, import it into Kindle Create and go from there?"

          Yes, that's the way to create a Fixed Layout for Kindle. Very simple process.

           

            Ashutosh_Mishra
            Ashutosh_Mishra
            Inspiring
            March 20, 2020

            Hi there,

             

            Thanks for reaching out. In addition to what Derek suggested, you may click on help article https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/export-content-epub-cc.html to know how you can create EPUB using InDesign. Hope it helps.

             

            Regards,

            Ashutosh

            Derek Cross
            Community Expert
            Derek CrossCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 20, 2020

            You need to create an ePub from an InDesign document first, by exporting to the format. There are two kinds of ePub: a Reflowable ePubs (for text-heavy books) and Fixed Layout ePubs (for illustrated books), Having created the ePub, and validated it, you can use the free converter from Amazon to create a mobi file, which is the format the Kindle uses.

             

            Linkedin Learning have useful online video tutorials on how to create these formats. You can get 30-days free access.

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              AntwanFisha
              Participant
              May 2, 2022

              You can also get Linked In Learning free with your local library sometimes.

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