Exporting

Steps

1. Click Export in the top right of the editor.
2. PDF is already selected. Click Download PDF.
3. The file saves to your Downloads folder on desktop and Android.

On iPhone or iPad

iOS does not auto-save to Files, so there is one extra tap:

1. Tap Download PDF. The PDF opens in a preview tab.
2. Tap the Share icon (square with an arrow up).
3. Choose Save to Files.
4. Pick a folder (iCloud Drive, On My iPhone) and save.

Customise the output

Before clicking Download, expand the accordions in the Export dialog to control the PDF:

• Page Size & Content: pick a trim size and toggle table of contents, introduction, conclusion, copyright
• Decorative Elements: drop caps, chapter dividers, pull quotes, callout boxes, recipe cards
• Header, Footer & Copyright: custom header text, footer URL, page numbers
• About the Author: bio and website on a final page (paid plans)

Where to find them

Both pages live in the chapter sidebar on the left of the editor. Introduction sits above your chapters, Conclusion sits below. Each shows "AI-generated · click to customise" until you edit them.

Edit, replace, or remove

Click either entry to open its editor:

• Replace text: type or paste your own. The AI default only shows when the field is empty.
• Drop the page: uncheck "Include in exported book" to remove it from every export format.
• Restore the AI version: clear the text and save.

Move the intro after your table of contents

Use the KDP export (not the regular PDF) and the intro is placed AFTER the TOC instead of before. That leaves room for your own custom front-matter chapter (disclaimer, dedication, copyright statement) to sit first if you have written one.

Standard PDF and EPUB exports put the intro before the TOC, which is the convention for non-KDP ebooks. There is no toggle to flip the order on those formats: switch to the KDP export type if you need intro-after-TOC.

Steps

Upload the .epub to whichever platform you are publishing on. Most reader apps also let you drag the EPUB straight in to add it to your library for personal review.

1. Click Export in the top right of the editor.
2. Switch to the EPUB tab. Optionally preview how your book reflows on Kindle, tablet, and phone shells.
3. Click Download EPUB.

EPUB vs KDP: which export do I need?

A common point of confusion since both relate to Amazon. The difference is paperback vs ebook:

• EPUB export: Kindle ebook (digital). Upload via the Kindle eBook flow on kdp.amazon.com. Also works on Apple Books, Kobo, Gumroad, and any EPUB-compatible reader.
• KDP export: paperback (print). One-click PDF manuscript plus JPG cover, sized for paperback. Upload via the Paperback flow on kdp.amazon.com.

Where to upload your EPUB

Each platform has its own publishing dashboard. You upload the same .epub file in each:

• Amazon Kindle: kdp.amazon.com → Create → Kindle eBook. Amazon docs at kdp.amazon.com/help.
• Apple Books: authors.apple.com
• Kobo: kobo.com/writinglife
• Gumroad: upload as the product file in your Gumroad product editor

Before you export

Make sure you have a KDP account at kdp.amazon.com (free to create). On the Inkfluence side, you also need a finished book with a cover, and a Creator or Premium plan to unlock the KDP export.

• KDP account at kdp.amazon.com
• Chapters written and a cover set
• Trim size picked in Export → Page Size & Content (Trade 6×9 is the KDP default)
• Creator or Premium plan, or active credits

Steps

One click and you get both files KDP needs for the "Upload a cover you already have" paperback flow.

1. Click Export in the top right of the editor.
2. Click the KDP button at the top of the Export dialog.
3. Two files download: a print-ready PDF manuscript and a JPG cover.
4. Upload both files in your KDP listing on Amazon.

What is in the bundle

Two files designed for KDP paperback acceptance:

• Manuscript: print-ready PDF with gutter margins and no cover page, sized to your chosen trim
• Cover: 300 DPI JPG, sized to match the trim (Trade 6×9 by default)

Publishing a Kindle ebook instead?

KDP also accepts Kindle ebooks, which use EPUB rather than PDF. For an ebook listing, use the regular EPUB export and upload the .epub file in the Kindle ebook flow on KDP. The KDP button on this article is specifically for paperback.

Once you are on Amazon

Sign in at kdp.amazon.com and click Create. Pick Paperback for the PDF + JPG bundle, or Kindle eBook for an EPUB upload. KDP walks you through title, description, pricing, royalties, and tax info. Amazon's own onboarding docs are at kdp.amazon.com/help if you need more guidance on the Amazon-side fields.

Steps

Your book downloads as a .docx file with chapters, headings, lists, quotes, and other formatting preserved. Open it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, or any other DOCX-compatible editor.

1. Click Export in the top right of the editor.
2. In the Export dialog, switch to the DOCX tab.
3. Click Download DOCX.

When DOCX is the right choice

Pick DOCX over PDF or EPUB when the next step is more editing, not publishing:

• Sending to a human editor for line edits or proofreading
• Collaborating with co-authors in Google Docs
• Taking the content into a designer's tool (InDesign, Affinity Publisher) via Word import
• Repurposing chapters into other long-form content

Open the Preview dialog

Two paths, both open the same dialog:

• In the editor: click the Preview button in the top right (next to Publish and Export).
• On the Home or My Books tab: open the 3-dot menu on a book card and pick Preview.

The three tabs

Switch between the tabs at the top of the dialog to check each output:

• PDF: page-by-page rendering of the print-style export. Flip through with Prev / Next.
• EPUB: your book rendered inside Kindle, tablet, and phone device shells so you can spot reflow issues.
• Showcase: how your book looks on its public /books/<slug> page if you publish to Showcase.

Spot, fix, re-preview

Editor changes appear in the preview automatically: close the dialog, fix what you spotted, then reopen Preview. When you are happy, hit Export from the same dialog without leaving.

Two paths, both work

Once you do either of these, the "Made with Inkfluence AI" footer stops appearing on your exports. No toggle to flip, no setting to change. Every export downloads without our branding:

• Credit pack: buy any pack once. Clean exports stay on for life, even after the credits themselves run out.
• Subscription: Creator or Premium. Clean exports while your plan is active.

If you ever want the branding back

Rare, but the Export dialog has an "Include branding" switch. Flip it on if you ever want the "Made with Inkfluence AI" footer back. Applies to PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and KDP exports.

Steps

Click Export in the top right of the editor to open the Export dialog. Expand the Page Size & Content accordion and pick a trim size. Your choice flows through to the exported PDF and also sets the cover dimensions for the matching trim.

The five sizes

Smaller trim means more pages with the same content and font size.

• US Letter (8.5" × 11"): best for on-screen reading, too large for most published books
• Trade (6" × 9"): the standard KDP paperback size, marked KDP in the picker
• Digest (5.5" × 8.5"): common non-fiction paperback, slightly smaller than Trade
• Pocket (5" × 8"): reads like a mass-market paperback
• A5 (5.83" × 8.27"): European equivalent of Digest

On the free plan

Three of the eight decorative toggles work on every plan. They are on by default for new books because they look good on almost any genre, but you can switch any of them off if you want a plainer layout:

• Drop caps: a large decorative first letter at the start of each chapter.
• Chapter dividers: ornamental dots between chapter endings in the final PDF (not the same as section breaks inside a chapter).
• Pull quotes: enhanced blockquote styling, so any line you mark as a blockquote becomes a visually distinct callout.

Unlocked on paid plans

Creator and Premium add five more decorative toggles, all off by default so you can opt into the look you want:

• Step badges: numbered circles next to ordered list items, great for instructional content.
• Callout boxes: styled Tip, Note, and Warning blocks. Mark a paragraph as a callout and it renders inside a coloured frame.
• Recipe cards: bordered "Ingredients" and "Instructions" sections. Useful for cookbooks and any structured how-to content.
• Page borders: a subtle frame around the content on each page.
• Chapter accents: gradient underlines on chapter titles plus decorative corner SVGs.

How to find these toggles

Open the Export dialog (the purple Export button in the top right of the editor), then expand the "Decorative Elements" accordion below the format picker. Each toggle has a one-line description so you can see what it does without exporting first. The preview on the left of the dialog updates as you toggle, so you can compare looks before you download.

Your choices are saved per-book

Each book remembers its own decorative settings. Toggling on Recipe cards for a cookbook will not affect your fiction book. You only need to set these up once per book, the choices stick across exports.

Custom header and footer

In the "Header, Footer & Copyright" accordion you can type any text into the Header and Footer fields. Header text runs across the top of every body page; footer text runs across the bottom. If you put a URL in the footer URL field, the footer text becomes a clickable link in the exported PDF.

Header and footer text are paid features. Free exports keep a default footer with our branding (see "How to remove the Inkfluence AI watermark" if you want it off).

Page numbers

Page numbers are on by default. You have three controls:

• Show page numbers: master toggle. Off hides them entirely.
• Show on first page: by default the first page of each chapter skips its number for a cleaner look. Flip this on if you want every page numbered, no exceptions.
• Page X of Y format: switches from "12" to "12 of 248". Useful for very long reference books.

Copyright page

Toggle "Include copyright" off to remove the copyright page entirely. With it on, you can choose where it lands ("Beginning" puts it before chapter 1, "End" puts it after the final chapter and before the closing branding page) and you can replace the default text with your own custom copyright statement (publisher imprint, ISBN, rights-reserved language, anything you need).

Chapter numbering style

Above the Decorative Elements panel, the Page Size & Content accordion has a "Chapter numbering" picker with three options:

• Numeric: "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", and so on (default).
• Roman: "Chapter I", "Chapter II", and so on. Common in literary fiction.
• None: no chapter number at all, just the chapter title. Useful when chapters have descriptive titles like memoir or essay collections.