Help center · Publishing on Amazon
Set up your paperback on Amazon KDP, check it, and order a printed proof before you publish.
About 6 minutes.
Your interior as one PDF, with every font embedded and images at 300 DPI. Your cover as one PDF, with the back, spine and front together. Get its exact size from KDP's cover calculator. Our free book specs calculator can help you plan first.
Go to kdp.amazon.com and sign in with your own Amazon account. If you have not done the tax interview and added your bank yet, you can still publish. Amazon holds your payments until you do.
On your Bookshelf, find your book's Kindle eBook. Click + Create paperback. This links the paperback to your ebook, and your details carry over.
On the Content page, pick KDP's free ISBN, or choose Use my own ISBN and type in your number. If you use your own, type your imprint name exactly as you registered it. Our ISBN guide explains the choice.
Still on Content, choose your paper color, trim size, bleed, and a matte or glossy cover. Match what your files were made for.
Upload your interior PDF and your cover PDF.
Open the Print Previewer. Page through the whole book. Fix every flag it shows before you go on.
In the US store, you earn 60% of the list price minus the printing cost when the book is $9.99 or more. Below that, it is 50%. Use our book specs calculator to see your real number.
Order a printed proof before you publish. Read it on paper. Check the spine, the margins and the cover colors.
Click Publish. Amazon's review takes up to 72 hours. When it is live, search Amazon for your title and check that your formats show on one page.
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