Format your history book for KDP. Doing it yourself? Read how to format a biography for KDP.
Recommended KDP trim
6x9 in – Acceptable alternatives: 6.14x9.21 in or 7x10 in. All are KDP-approved trim sizes.
What we get right for history book
Footnotes vs endnotes
Your choice — and we honour it. Footnotes at the bottom of each page (Chicago-style), or endnotes per chapter or per book. Both link cleanly to text on EPUB; both survive reflow.
Bibliography + index
Full bibliography set in hanging-indent reference style. Real index with page numbers for print (built from the typeset PDF, not Word’s auto-index), anchor links for EPUB.
Plates section
16 or 32-page plates section — we integrate at 300 DPI in the text block where KDP doesn’t support coated stock, with captions and figure numbers.
Maps + timelines
Period maps and chronological timelines redrawn vector-first. Foldout maps flattened to verso/recto spread. EPUB gets map pages sized so they don’t reflow into illegibility.
Block quotes + primary sources
Indented block-quote style for letters, diaries, treaty texts. Set with source attribution beneath, in trad academic typography.
Glossary + cast lists
Where useful, scannable glossary and key-figures lists. Hyperlinked first-mention on EPUB so a reader can jog their memory mid-chapter.
Pricing
Standard formatting packages apply:
- Print PDF only – £69
- Print PDF + Kindle EPUB – £119
- Complete Package (Print PDF + Kindle EPUB + ePub) – £179
All packages include 2 free revision rounds — you check the finished pages beside your own manuscript and click any page to tell us what to change. Rush turnaround (+£29) available.
