GabaritKDP User Guide

From design to publishing, master the perfect workflow.

🛒 Marketplace templates (Use Template) 📊 Dashboard (Coming Soon) 🎨 Direct Canva import (Coming Soon)
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The Recommended Workflow

Create a perfect cover in 3 major steps.

The A to Z process:

  • ①

    Creative Design (Canva, Photoshop...)

    Use your favorite design tool to create your front and back covers. This is the artistic step!

  • ②

    Assembly & Compliance (GabaritKDP)

    Import your images into our 'Visual Assembler'. We calculate the spine, add the bleed, and guarantee perfect dimensions.

  • ③

    Export & Publishing (KDP)

    Upload the 300 DPI PDF generated by GabaritKDP directly to Amazon. Zero errors, zero rejections.

⚡ Fast track: start from a Marketplace template

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Guide Technique de Conformité Amazon KDP

La référence officielle pour éviter les rejets et valider dès le premier upload.

Amazon KDP rejette quotidiennement des milliers de fichiers pour des raisons strictement techniques : marges incorrectes, fond perdu absent, résolution insuffisante ou tranche non conforme.

Ce guide synthétise l’ensemble des règles industrielles de pré-presse appliquées par Amazon : structure du fichier, zones de sécurité, fond perdu, résolution (DPI) et protocole d’export.

🔒 Standard GabaritKDP

Toutes les règles décrites dans ce guide sont automatiquement appliquées dans le générateur GabaritKDP via les contrôles visuels, l’analyse intelligente et l’option KDP Strict.

📘 Consulter le guide officiel de conformité (PDF)

Ouvre dans un nouvel onglet · PDF haute définition · Mis à jour selon les standards Amazon KDP

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Using the Visual Assembler

Step-by-step guide to the GabaritKDP interface.

🎯 Configuration and Assembly:

📋 Step 1: Book Settings

  • Choose the KDP format (e.g., 6x9''), page count, and paper type.
  • Check 'Bleed' if your images need to go to the very edge.

🖼️ Step 2: Upload Images

  • Option A - Separate images: Upload front, back and spine separately.
  • Option B - Full Cover: Upload a complete full cover (single image file) and adjust it if needed.
  • Repositioning: Click on an image to move and zoom it (50%-300%).

✍️ Step 2.5: Cover Text (Optional)

  • Title & Author: Add them directly with 20+ Google Fonts.
  • Back cover: Description text for the book's back.
  • Barcode zone: Enable the reserved space for Amazon barcode.
  • Drag & Drop: Drag text on the preview to position it.

🎨 Step 2.6: Backgrounds & Textures (Optional)

  • Background color: Choose a color for the back or full cover.
  • Textures: Apply procedural textures (noise, grid, gradient...).
  • Filters: Sepia, black & white, vintage and more.

💡 Le Workflow Parfait
GabaritKDP is a finalization tool. For best results, create your visuals elsewhere, then assemble them here for final compliance.

⚙️ Step 3: Verification and Export

  • Check the 4K preview and ensure all text is within the safety margins (red lines).
  • Check the 'Smart Analysis' for any potential warnings.
  • Choose export quality: Standard (300 DPI), 4K (400 DPI) or 8K (600 DPI).
  • Click 'Export Design' to get your KDP-ready PDF.

✅ Result: You get a single, perfectly dimensioned PDF file, ready to be uploaded to Amazon.

🚀 All Features v2.0

📷 Images

  • Drag & drop repositioning
  • Zoom 50% - 300%
  • Full Cover support

✍️ Text

  • Title, author, back cover
  • 20+ Google Fonts
  • Amazon barcode zone

🎨 Design

  • Procedural textures
  • Color filters
  • Custom background color

📤 Export

  • High resolution PDF
  • 300-600 DPI quality
  • 100% Amazon KDP compatible