Format your romance novel for KDP. Doing it yourself? Read how to format a romance novel for KDP.
Recommended KDP trim
5x8 in – Acceptable alternatives: 5.06x7.81 in or 5.25x8 in. All are KDP-approved trim sizes.
What we get right for romance novel
Scene-break ornaments
Glyph dividers between scenes (rose, heart, fleuron — your call). Consistent every chapter. Reflowable on Kindle, centred on print.
Drop caps that work
Three-line raised drop cap opens every chapter. Built to render cleanly across Kindle, Paperwhite, Fire, iOS Books and Kobo — not just print — and tested on-device, since reflowable drop caps can vary by reader.
Series branding consistency
Series title, book number and author logo carried through every interior. Book two matches book one exactly. Box sets reuse the same masters.
Sensual content + Kindle Unlimited
We don’t censor — but we flag layout choices (heavy italics blocks, excessive caps) that can cause rendering or quality-review issues on Kindle.
Author page + back-matter
“Also by” page, mailing-list CTA, review request, sneak-peek of book two. The back-matter that turns a one-time reader into a series reader.
Front-matter discipline
Dedication, content warning (if any), epigraph, copyright — laid out the way trad romance imprints do it, not the way Word defaults.
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.
