Bindery Wiki & Knowledge Base
Everything you need to master your manuscript workflow, from blank outline to publication-ready book files.
1. Getting Started
Installation, library storage setup, and navigating the studio.
Installing Bindery on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Step-by-step instructions for installing desktop builds, managing code signing prompts, and activating your license key.
Understanding Local-First Storage & Folders
Where Bindery stores your books, how `library.json` and chapter Markdown files work, and how to sync safely with Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive.
The Three-Column Studio Interface
Touring the Binder navigation pane, distraction-free Prose Editor, and real-time Spreads & Trims viewer.
Importing Manuscripts from Scrivener & Microsoft Word
How to bring existing novels into Bindery in seconds while preserving chapter headings, scenes, and italics.
2. Drafting & Structure
Techniques to maintain writing momentum and organize complex narratives.
Continuous Scrivenings Mode
How to view multiple scenes, chapters, or entire acts as a single unbroken stream of prose for macro-level pacing and editing.
The Enter-Key Scene Cadence
How to split scenes naturally during fast drafting without touching the mouse or breaking focus.
The Darlings Bin: Cutting Words Without Fear
How to park deleted character moments, scrapped dialogue, and experimental chapters in your project’s safe archive.
Word Count Budgets & Narrative Tracking
Setting chapter word count targets, monitoring manuscript velocity, and tracking status dots (Draft, Revised, Final).
3. Typography & Book Design
Creating publication-grade print paperbacks, hardcovers, and pristine ebooks.
Selecting and Customizing Interior Themes
Exploring the 12 starter book designs, font pairings, drop caps, and header alignment.
Trim Sizes, Bleeds, and Gutter Margins
Understanding the difference between 5"x8", 5.5"x8.5", and 6"x9" trims, and how Bindery calculates gutter margins based on page count.
Advanced Microtypography Settings
Mastering optical margin hanging punctuation, algorithmic widow and orphan control, and OpenType ligatures.
Front & Back Matter Configuration
Adding Half-Title, Title Page, Copyright, Epigraph, Dedication, and Author Bio pages without messing up page numbers.
4. Publishing & Exporting
Submitting verified files to Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Exporting Print-Ready PDFs
Preflight guidelines, CMYK compatibility, bleed margin verification, and upload checklists for Amazon KDP Print.
Generating Validated EPUB 3 Files
Ensuring your EPUB passes EPUBCheck validation, formatting reflowable typography, and testing on Kindle and Apple Books.
5. Save Integrity & Snapshots
How Bindery ensures you never lose a single word of your draft.
Working with Chapter Snapshots
Creating revision milestones, viewing side-by-side visual diffs of modified paragraphs, and rolling back safely.
Crash Recovery Checkpoints & Daily Backups
How the debounce save and ungraceful shutdown detector recover uncommitted prose automatically upon launch.