How to Format a Word File for Kindle. If you're thinking of publishing a book or shorter work created in Microsoft Word on Amazon.com for the Kindle device, careful formatting is essential for a ...

You can speed up your workflow in Word With these tips, you can apply specific formatting to your Word documents much more easily, saving you a ton of time and effort.

Building the book: Write your book in Microsoft Word and save it as a .doc file. Skip the .rtf and .docx formats. They don't play nicely with the Kindle. Pay attention to how you format your text.