BOUNDHIVE AUTHOR LIBRARY

Author resources organized around the decision you need to make.

Start with a practical question, then move from a direct answer to the detail behind it.

Practical guidance for decisions that affect the finished manuscript, cover, listing, and export.

DECISIONS STAY CONNECTEDMove from the book format to the final listing without losing the reasoning behind either.

START WITH THE NEXT DECISION

A practical route from setup to listing.

Read only what the current stage requires, then carry that decision forward.

Start with the format

Choose the physical or digital format before styling the manuscript. Trim size, bleed, margins, page count, ink, and paper are connected decisions.

Then shape the book

Define the reader, outcome, scope, and chapter structure before asking AI to draft. A specific brief produces text that is easier to judge and revise.

Prepare the listing last

Write the description, keywords, categories, and price from the finished book, not from an early idea that the manuscript no longer reflects.

Find guidance by the task in front of you

Five publishing tasks, each with the question authors ask, a direct answer, the guides that explain it, and the free check that settles it.

1 Format and interior

Which trim size, page count, margins, and bleed setting work together for my paperback?

Check the complete combination first: a trim size, ink and paper type, and page count must be a supported KDP set, and the page count then fixes the minimum inside margin and whether the interior needs a bleed page size.

Set the format in a book project

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2 Cover and spine

How wide does the full-wrap cover need to be, and how thick is the spine?

The cover width is back cover plus spine plus front cover plus bleed on both sides; the spine width is the final even page count multiplied by the paper-specific factor Amazon publishes, so the cover cannot be sized before the interior page count is final.

Prepare the cover in a book project

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3 Manuscript and workflow

How do I get from an idea and a brief to an editable manuscript I can finish?

Write the brief first, generate a structure you can edit, then draft and revise the manuscript in reviewable sections so one change never overwrites work you already approved.

Start a book project from a brief

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4 Metadata and upload

What should the title, subtitle, description, and keywords look like before I upload?

Check the mechanical limits first, then make sure title, subtitle, categories, and description describe the same book for the same reader; a keyword is useful when it matches how that reader searches, not because it is popular.

Draft the listing fields in a book project

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Metadata CheckerCheck title, subtitle, description, and keyword boxes against length and count limits.

5 AI use and quality control

What must I check, disclose, and verify myself when AI helped produce the book?

Review facts, rights, and source material yourself, record which parts were AI-assisted or AI-generated so you can answer Amazon’s disclosure question accurately, and treat every automated check as a starting point rather than a verdict.

See what the compliance checks cover

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6 Cost and price

What does this book cost to print and produce, and what should the list price be?

Printing cost follows from the trim, ink, and page count, the list price sets the royalty after that cost, and the production budget should be estimated before generation starts, so compare these numbers before you commit to a format or a plan.

See what a book project costs in credits