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LaTeX Book Template

The only piece not provided here is the kdp.cls file, which helps optimize things for self publishing on Amazon. This can be found at github.com/JenniferMack/latex-kdp.

Value Added

The value added is just in gathering a few different things. The advantages over another template from the book class might be

  • KDP class for adjusting page sizes.
  • Adding images at the beginning of each new part in the book with the epigraph package.
  • Use of the lstlistings package for inline code and code blocks.
  • Some custom helper commands like \code{} or \link{}{} that simplify other commands.

Some more things in the style files could be removed for the example included. I have experimented with \marginpar and \marginnote to label code blocks with the filenames. While not demonstrated here, my solution has been to use (*@\margintext{filename}@*) inside the code blocks, where (*@ and @*) are escape characters. \margintext is a custom command that uses \marginnote with some extra text formatting. Previously, I tried to use \marginpar to force all labels to the right and rotate them 90 degrees, but I was never happy with the results.

Compilation

This compiles without any trouble on Overleaf. If you are compiling locally and have trouble with the bibliography, use the following.

pdflatex main
biber main
pdflatex main
pdflatex main