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The Markdown Guide Kindle Edition

4.3 out of 5 stars (193)

The Markdown markup language is one of the most popular plain-text formatting languages available. Learn the Markdown syntax in 60 pages with the book that's been called "the best Markdown reference." Designed for both novices and experts, The Markdown Guide is a comprehensive reference manual that has everything you need to get started and master the Markdown syntax.

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"The Markdown Guide is hands-down the best Markdown reference." --Michael Hartl, Founder of Learn Enough and author of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial

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If you're looking for an in-depth guide for more Markdown tips and tricks, I highly recommend the unofficial but authoritative Markdown Guide." --Justin Duke, Engineering Manager at Stripe and Founder of Buttondown

"The Markdown Guide is awesome. I keep it open in a browser tab for reference while working on my guides." --Rob Reeder, Documentation Specialist, Software Engineering Institute, CMU

About the Author

Matt Cone is a technical writer at Fastly. He has over ten years of experience creating documentation for organizations like Linode and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Matt's first book, Master Your Mac, was published by No Starch Press.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07G7JB641
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 5, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 85 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1005898786
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank: #593,163 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars (193)

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Matt Cone is a technical writer at Fastly. He has over ten years of experience creating documentation for organizations like Linode and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Matt's first book, Master Your Mac, was published by No Starch Press.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
193 global ratings
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Excellent guide to getting up and running with Markdown in minimal time. Great for beginners, and a handy reference for Markdown authors in a general. Contains relevant examples and links to valuable reference material, while also showing you helpful HTML syntax generated from Markdown content. Also gives useful advice on best practices to follow and also bad habits to avoid.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2026
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Simple mark down guide that was easy to read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    The Markdown Guide by Matt Cone was what helped me most when I was in the process of writing my first Chess book. I had never known an efficient way to include pictures in a book because LibreOffice's controls were confusing to me. When I came across his website and bought the Kind edition of his book, I was introducted to applications like Simplenote, Joplin, Ghostwriter, and Pandoc. In Chapter 2, these tools were linked to. Also was a link to a blog post titled: "How I wrote and published my novel using only open source tools". It was this blog post that had the information I used when creating the paperback PDF with LibreOffice.

    In my opinion, it was worth buying the book just so that I could try all of the tools mentioned in it. I fell in love with Joplin as a note taking app and markdown previewer. One of the things that I like about this book is that almost everything in the book is available on Matt's web site, but by purchasing the book, I am am supporting the author for his time educating the world with the power of what can be done using Markdown as a new and improved version of HTML.

    If you are a nerd, or you are an author who wants a simple way to format your book without having to use any specific proprietary software, I recommend you read this book.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Read through the details of markdown in a short afternoon then use the Cheat Sheet at the end for reference.

    Each feature of Markdown is clearly explained with illustrations.

    For the second edition, it might be nice to have chapter headings at the bottom (moving the page number down there too).
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I recently started using Obsidian and Typora. Because of this I wanted to learn more about Markdown.
    This book fills the need very nicely.
    It has become my Markdown go to for questions.
    It also helps that I have it on Kindle and the search goes right to what I need.
    Short read, but useful long after the initial read.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    If you are a total newb then this handy little book is for you... if you are experienced then this works well as a quick reference. The book is concise with clear, simple examples. Even though a lot of this information is readily avialble on the internet, it is nice to have a handy, small, physical reference.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Excellent for a beginner. Easy to follow from beginning to end. Highly recommend for someone who is a "beginner"!!!
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Great info that’s could all be found for free. If you are trying to save money, just google this info.
    10 people found this helpful
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  • jayce2999
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple et efficace
    Reviewed in France on July 4, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Certains diront que pour du mardown, il suffit de regarder 5min sur le web et/ou d'avoir des bons plugins ... Mais bon, c'est toujours agréable d'avoir une petite synthèse sous la main que l'on peut consulter tranquillement.
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  • Hannah Ellis
    3.0 out of 5 stars Same content is available free online at their website
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    It's ok, but the same content is available online.

    It's good as an offline reference and that's about it.

    If you don't want to spend money go to their website where it's free. The book is almost literally a print out of the website but bound. Honestly I'd have had more fun printing and binding in myself.
  • Warren Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars An ideal Markdown reference
    Reviewed in Australia on April 26, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This is a small book that covers most of the Markdown syntax
  • The Teaser
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kurz und bündig...
    Reviewed in Germany on November 5, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Immer dabei Referenz wenn man nicht online ist.
  • Cliente de Kindle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Altamente recomendable
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 10, 2023
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    El mejor manual que he adquirido sobre Markdown. Obra de referencia indispensable para quienes escriben con algún editor de textos con este formato.

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