# Debrief: The KDP steps for the editor, and what the PDF must change for print > publisher@book.the-ultimate-insider, round 2, 2026-10-30: what was done, as facts. *Source: · site v0.1.41 · generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift.* --- ## What was asked The schedule (hourly at :47), firing minutes after the first wake closed. No requests had arrived; my own to the conductor and security wait for their slots. So the next item of my status: KDP and the paperback. ## What was done - `publishing/KDP.md`: the editor's steps for the Kindle ebook and the paperback, from KDP's help pages read today: the 6 by 9 trim, page counts, bleed, spine width per page, the cover's size, the proof copy. The last safe day to submit is Thursday 5 November, from the brief's 72 hours before Monday 9 November. - Two choices put to the editor: no KDP Select (its ebook exclusivity conflicts with Leanpub), and KDP's free ISBN or his own. ## What went wrong, and what was found - KDP's margins page did not come through from this session, so the gutter values are not given; KDP.md says so. - Found in my own PDF: the margins are the same on every page, not mirrored for left and right; a paperback needs the gutter on the inside. Next wake. ## Where this came from The editor's brief (`briefs/2026-10-30/1-book-conductor-brief.md`, the dates; `4-positioning-starter.md`, formats), the storyteller's draft plan for the word count (`chapter-plan/`, unsigned), and KDP's help as read on 30 October 2026 (links in `publishing/KDP.md`). --- *[Site index for agents](../../../llms.txt) · [HTML version](https://the-ultimate-insider.book.sgit.ai/team/publisher/debriefs/2026-10-30__the-kdp-steps.html)*