Amazon KDP
-
Boost Your Book’s Discoverability with Metadata
Book metadata is how a retailer and a reader work out what you are selling.…
-
How Do You Get Reviews Without Begging Strangers on the Internet?
Early reviews help readers decide whether to risk their money and time. Getting them starts…
-
Amazon Cuts KDP Title Creation to Two per Format a Week
KDP now allows two new titles per format each week. What the change means for…
-
KDP, IngramSpark or the Printer Down the Road?
KDP, IngramSpark or a traditional printer? Start with demand, real margins and print quality—before a…
-
Turning the Finished Word Manuscript into an Actual Book
A finished Word manuscript still needs deliberate production: a clean master, consistent typesetting, separate checks…
-
Amazon Gave Your Next Book Six More Months. Don’t Waste Them.
Amazon has extended Kindle ebook pre-orders from 12 to 18 months. That is six extra…
-
They Hid a Tracker in a Rare Book. It Led Straight to Amazon.
A tracker hidden in a rare-book shipment led to an Amazon facility where workers reportedly…
-
Kindle Just Got Competition — From Your Local Bookshop
Libro.fm, the audiobook platform supporting more than 5,000 independent bookshops, is adding ebooks. Here is…
-
Amazon Raised Its 70% Ebook Royalty Ceiling. Should Your Backlist Move?
Amazon expanded the price ceiling for KDP’s 70% ebook royalty option—but eligible backlist titles will…
-
Amazon Quietly Stopped Paying Some KDP Authors on 1 August. Here’s Why.
Some KDP authors have had royalty payments placed on hold—and lost the ability to publish—after…
Keep me posted…
The useful bits, awkward exceptions and occasional publishing fire—sent only when there is something worth sending.
No spam, no sermons and no selling your address to mysterious people in lanyards. Just useful publishing pain relief. Unsubscribe whenever you like.
Past the useful-advice stage?
If the problem needs more than an article, paid one-to-one help is available. Tell us what is happening and we’ll explain whether we can help—and what it will cost.
