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Why KDP refuses a paperback file: all 58 reasonsAll 58 reasons KDP's help pages give for refusing a paperback file, each quoted with its page.KDP margins and gutter, by page countThe minimum inside and outside margins for a KDP paperback, by page count, from KDP's own table.KDP spine width and cover size, worked outHow to work out a KDP paperback's spine width and full cover size, with KDP's per-page numbers.Pictures in a KDP paperback: resolution, color and transparencyKDP's rules for pictures in a paperback: the 200 and 300 DPI lines, transparency, spot colors and color spaces.Fonts in a KDP paperback: embedding, licenses and sizeKDP's font rules: embedding, subsets, licenses, fake bold or italic, and the 7-point minimum.KDP cover rules: size, bleed, spine text and the barcode areaKDP's cover rules: the wrap size, bleed, text zones, spine text and the barcode area.KDP title and subtitle rulesWhat Amazon allows in a KDP title and subtitle, the 200-character limit, and the colon Amazon adds for you.What a KDP book description can't includeWhat Amazon does not accept in a book description, its 4000-character limit, and the HTML it refuses.KDP keywords: the seven boxesHow many keywords KDP allows and the kinds of keywords Amazon tells you to avoid.Choosing KDP categoriesHow many categories KDP lets you pick, and why a category must describe the book.