: Re: Can I use Google Docs to write an ebook for Kindle? I'm in the process of writing my first eBook. The writing is nearly finished - I will be done by Tuesday. Currently I'm writing in Google

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It depends on if you wish to publish it with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
If you want it to be just available as a Kindle format but not dependent on publishing through Amazon, then you have to go through a little bit longer process.

The steps are as follows:

You started a Google Docs document
Create a new working folder
Download Amazon KindleGen as a zip
Unzip the KindleGen in your new folder
Export your Google Docs document to an HTML format (so no Word format!)
Unzip this HTML document in your new folder too
And then the change of coding begins:
In the HTML source is a 'style' element: replace all the 'pt' for the 'font-size' with 'em' values.
Add in the meta description: so your name will be displayed in the digital info.
Do the same if you want your book to have a cover image:
Open your cmd on your Windows or Mac
Run your Kindlegen with your HTML doc --> for example:
C:kindlegen>kindlegen HTMLDoc.html
Now the tool creates a .mobi file in the same folder.

Now you can connect your Kindle to your laptop or computer, navigate to your documents map and copy your .mobi file into it.

Good luck!

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