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Publishing progress counts manuscripts you typed in
If you built your book by typing or pasting rather than importing a Word file, the first step of your publishing progress now ticks as done.
What’s new
New features, improvements and fixes in Koberger, newest first. Follow the feed.
October 2026
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Free universal book links
Give each book one short link at koberger.app/b/ that sends readers to the right store for their country. Use it in your back matter, on social media and anywhere else you point readers to your book.
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Eight new presets
Vega, Cipher and Parallax for science fiction, Skylark for middle grade, Willow for poetry, Kestrel for action thrillers, Meadow for self-help and Gramercy for business books.
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The preview keeps your place
Switch presets and the ebook preview stays on the page you were reading, even when the new design changes how the pages break.
September 2026
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Smarter manuscript import
Import now finds chapters more reliably, keeps text inside tracked changes, and treats a line of dashes as a scene break. We tested it against every manuscript authors have uploaded.
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Word export rebuilt
DOCX files now open as normal Word documents in every version of Word, Pages and Google Docs, with images sized to fit the page.
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Poppy and Bramble presets
Two new designs: Poppy for romantic comedy and Bramble for cosy mysteries.
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Choose presets from cards
The Design panel shows presets as cards you can filter by genre, and you can now rename or delete presets you’ve saved yourself.
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Cleaner chapter openings in print
Chapter opening pages no longer carry a running head, right-hand chapter starts now take effect, and page numbers and running heads use your book’s body font.
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A fresher look
Koberger has a cleaner, calmer design throughout, with clearer headings and easier-to-read pages.
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Paperback preview beside the editor
See the printed pages of the chapter you’re editing right next to it, and it updates when you change your print setup.
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Screenshots in support requests
Attach screenshots when you ask for help, and reply to our answers by email or in the app.
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Presets grouped by genre
Every preset now says which kind of book it suits, so it’s quicker to find a design that fits yours.
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Export several books at once
Pick books from your library and export their EPUB, print PDF and Word files in one go, downloaded as a single zip.
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Soft hyphens
Soft hyphens from your Word file come through on import, and you can add your own in the editor to control where a long word breaks.
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Hyphenation and alignment in the Design panel
Switch hyphenation and justified text on or off for print right where you change the rest of your design.
August 2026
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Footnotes and endnotes
Add notes in the editor. They print at the foot of the page in your paperback and pop up when tapped in your ebook.
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Bulleted and numbered lists
Make proper lists in the editor, styled to match your book.
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Keep box sets up to date
When you change a book that’s part of a box set, push the changes into the box set instead of rebuilding it.
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Import more than one manuscript
Add another Word file to a book without losing what’s already there, for example to bring in a bonus chapter.
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Split and merge chapters
Split a long chapter in two or merge two chapters into one, right from the editor. You can also split a whole manuscript into chapters at once.
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Links within your book
Link from one part of your book to another. The link keeps working even if you reorder your chapters.
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Spacing controls
Adjust the space around title pages, chapter openings, contents and part pages, with the same compact, standard and spacious choices everywhere.
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Curly quotes and true italics
Quotes and apostrophes curl as you type, and every font, including ones you upload, now uses a real italic rather than slanted text.
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Fine-tune each part of your design
Change the title page, front and back matter and chapter openings separately, without leaving your preset behind.
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Also by and buy links
Add a list of your other books with store links to your back matter. In print it becomes QR codes readers can scan.
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Large print preset
A genuine 16pt large print design for readers who need bigger text.
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Handwritten letter style
Set letters and notes in your story in a handwriting style.
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Shared images
Upload an image once and use it in any of your books.
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Share a preview of your book
Send beta readers or an editor a read-only link to flip through your book. You can switch it off at any time.
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Image check
See every image in your book with its size and whether it’s sharp enough to print.
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Better Word exports
DOCX exports now use real Word headings and a table of contents, and carry all your images.
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Five new book fonts
PT Serif, Newsreader, Gentium Book Plus, Bitter and PT Sans, each with proper bold.
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Images in chapter headings
Put an image at the top of each chapter, placed and aligned to suit your chapter opening design.
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Full-page images and backgrounds
Add images that fill the whole page, including full bleed for print, and set a background image for your printed pages.
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Right-aligned chapter openings
Chapter openings and title pages can now be aligned to the right as well as centred or left.
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See your paperback as facing pages
The print proof shows your book as open spreads, just as it’ll look in your hands.
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Choose what goes in your contents
Decide which heading levels appear in your table of contents.
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Fonts for your titles
Choose a different font for your book title and chapter titles, including fonts you upload yourself.
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Optional Koberger credit
If you’d like, add a small "Formatted with Koberger" line to your copyright page. It’s off unless you switch it on.
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Imprint logo on your title page
Add your imprint name and logo to the foot of your title page.
July 2026
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Tables and poetry
Insert simple tables, and set poetry and verse with its line breaks and alignment kept intact.
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Running heads and page numbers
Choose what appears in your running heads and put page numbers in them if you like.
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Find and replace
Search and replace text across your book without leaving the editor.
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Text message conversations
Show texts between characters as a styled conversation, in print and in your ebook.
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Version history
Look back at earlier versions of a section and bring one back if you need it.
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Tools for series
Check a series for inconsistencies, apply one design to every book, and find and replace across the whole series.
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More accessible ebooks
Your EPUBs now include accessibility information that stores and screen readers use.
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Design panel
Change your book’s design from inside Book Studio and watch the preview update as you go.
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Copyright page fills itself in
Your copyright page can pull in your title, author name and other Book Details, so it stays right when they change.
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Flip through your whole ebook
Page through your entire book in an e-reader style preview, not just one chapter at a time.
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Upload your own ornaments
Use your own SVG designs for scene breaks and chapter ornaments.
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Content warning page
Add a content warning to your front matter as its own page.
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Six title page layouts
Choose from six designed title page layouts, each with an optional ornament.
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Select several paragraphs at once
Select a run of paragraphs or blocks in the editor and move, style or delete them together.
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Advance reader copies
Export a watermarked EPUB to send to advance readers before publication.
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Unsaved changes are kept
If your browser closes before a change is saved, Book Studio offers to restore it when you come back.