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My Latex Template for Kindle (Or IPAD)
\documentclass[8pt]{memoir}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm, paperheight=11.5cm, top=0.5cm, left=0.5cm, right=0.5cm, bottom=0.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{tikz, blindtext}
\makechapterstyle{box}{
\renewcommand*{\printchaptername}{}
\renewcommand*{\chapnumfont}{\normalfont\sffamily\huge\bfseries}
\renewcommand*{\printchapternum}{
\flushright
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[fill,color=black] (0,0) rectangle (2cm,2cm);
\draw[color=white] (1cm,1cm) node { \chapnumfont\thechapter };
\end{tikzpicture}
}
\renewcommand*{\chaptitlefont}{\normalfont\sffamily\Huge\bfseries}
\renewcommand*{\printchaptertitle}[1]{\flushright\chaptitlefont##1}
}
%Begin Decorative packages
\usepackage{type1cm}
\usepackage{lettrine}
%End decorative packages
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[scaled]{helvet}
\renewcommand*\familydefault{\sfdefault}
\frenchspacing
\sloppy
\pagestyle{empty}
\chapterstyle{box}
\begin{document}
\title{Latex Template for Kindle}
\author{by YOUR NAME}
\date{}
\maketitle
\newpage
\newpage
\chapter{Preface}{}
\lettrine[lines=3,slope=4pt,findent=-3pt]{O}{nce upon} a time, lala lala lalala lalalala.
\newpage
\chapter{Introduction}
\lettrine[lines=3,slope=4pt,findent=-3pt]{O}{nce upon} a time, lala lala lalala lalalala.
\end{document}
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