How to Create a Codeword Book for Amazon KDP

The Codeword wizard is available on every LogikLand plan, including the FREE plan, from the dashboard. Commercial rights, which you need to sell your books on Amazon KDP, come with the PRO and EXPERT plans.

Each page also has a table of numbers and the alphabet to cross off. A solver tries every word of our list: only grids with one possible result are kept.

• Each number stands for one letter, always the same one, and two numbers never share a letter.
• A few letters are given. Write them everywhere their number appears, then use the words that begin to appear to find the next letters.
• The table under the grid keeps track of the letters found, and you can cross them off in the alphabet. All words are checked against our word list: it leaves one solution.

These rules are printed at the start of your book when you add the “How to play” page.

1. 1

   Book settings

   Choose the language of your book (English, French, Spanish, German or Italian), enter its title, select the page size (8.5 x 11 inches or 6 x 9 inches), and decide whether to add a short “How to solve” page.

2. 2

   Puzzles

   Choose One level for a single difficulty, or Several levels to set a number of grids for each level in the same book.

3. 3

   Layout

   Choose the title of each puzzle (name, level and number, or the number only). Grids: 1 per page, with the number table and alphabet under the grid. Solutions: 1, 2, 4 or 6 per page (1, 2 or 4 in the Large Print edition). Then set the top, bottom, left and right margins, from 0.25 to 2 inches. A page counter shows the estimated length of your book compared with the page limit of your plan.

4. 4

   Generate, edit and export

   Click Generate Book. Your project opens in the visual editor, where you can change texts, fonts and positions, save your work, and download the book as a PDF or an editable PPTX file.

• Start with Easy grids: 11 x 11 with about 6 letters given.
• Prefer the 8.5 x 11 inch format for Hard grids: the numbers in the squares stay easier to read.
• Add the "How to play" page: the code can surprise a first-time reader.

Amazon KDP margin requirements depend on your trim size and your page count: the inside margin must be larger for thicker books. Check the official KDP margin guidelines, preview your file in the KDP previewer, and increase the margins in the Layout step if needed.