Format your book for KDP on any computer
Glava turns your Word file into a paperback PDF and an ebook, right in your browser
Download for Mac
Free until you export · $99 once
Works on any device
Opens in a browser tab, nothing to install
Windows browser- Mac browser or app
Linux browser
Know KDP will take it before you upload
Margins, page count and images, checked against KDP’s rules
- Inside marginKDP asks for at least 0.50 in at 174 pages0.80 in
- Page countKDP takes 24 to 828 on white paper174
- ImagesAll print at 300 dpi or better
The cover comes out the right size
Spine and wrap worked out from your page count and paper
- Pages
- Spine
- 0.392 in
- Wrap
- 11.64 × 8.75 in
- Ebook cover
- 2560 px tall
Matches Amazon’s cover calculator
Change a word and the page updates
- 0.1 safter an edit
- 1.0 sto switch theme
- 1.5 sto open 174 pages
Also in Glava
All included in the $99
- Hardcover
- KDP case wrap for 75 to 550 pages
- Large print
- One click sets 6 × 9 in and 16 pt type
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Kept from your Word file, at the foot of the page or the end of the chapter
- Cover builder
- Your art, back cover text and room for the barcode
- Balanced pages
- Facing pages end on the same line
- Front matter
- Title page, copyright page and contents made for you
- Trim sizes
- 5 × 8, 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9 in or your own
- White or cream paper
- Spine and page limits follow the paper
- Images
- Up to a full page, checked at 300 dpi
- Chapter details
- Drop caps, scene breaks and page headers
- Ebook
- EPUB 3 with contents, cover and notes
- Languages
- Hyphenation in eight languages
Your book stays on your computer
Saved on this device as you type. The Mac app works offline
Saved on this device · 174 pages · No warnings
$99 once, for every book you write
Freeno sign-up
- Import
- Write
- Style
- Preview
$99 onceevery book
- Export
- 30-day refund
- No subscription
- $149 after the first 500 licences or 60 days
How it compares
| Glava |  Vellum |
 Atticus |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Any computer, in the browser | Mac | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Price | $99 once | $249.99 once | $147 once |
| Before you pay | Everything except export | Everything except export | 30-day refund |
| KDP check | Built in | None | None |
| Import | .docx, Markdown, HTML | .docx | .docx |
Checked November 2026 · Vellum’s $249.99 covers print and ebook
Questions
I’m on Windows. Will it work?
Yes. Glava runs in your browser, so there is nothing to install.
Will KDP accept my file?
Glava checks margins, page count and image quality against KDP’s rules before you download, and shows you anything that would be rejected.
Where is my book kept?
On this device, saved as you type. Your licence is checked here too, with no server call.
Is it a subscription?
No. $99 once, for every book you write.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 30 days. Write to us and you get your money back.
What can I import?
.docx, Markdown and HTML.
Chapter one
Your book
Open your manuscript and see it as a book. It’s free until you export.
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