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Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Checked that day against the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the IPO’s guidance on ownership of copyright works, and Amazon’s KDP Terms and Conditions. This is general information, not legal advice.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Checked that day against Regulation (EU) 2023/988, the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards’ Northern Ireland factsheet and Great Britain guidance, and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026, against the Trade Marks Act 1994, section 10 and section 11, the Defamation Act 2013, section 1, and Amazon’s metadata guidelines, keywords page and content guidelines. General information, not legal advice. Quick Answer: Yes.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Standards read that day from RNIB and the UK Association for Accessible Formats; KDP rules from Amazon’s paperback fonts and metadata help pages.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Sources read that day: the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 section 30, section 12, section 171 and section 178; Cambridge University Press, Bibles rights and permissions; and Hodder & Stoughton’s NIV permissions guidance.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Prices and rules checked that day on the Nielsen ISBN Store, Amazon’s ISBN and imprint help page, gov.uk’s business name rules and the trade mark fees page. Quick Answer: A publishing imprint is the publisher name tied to your ISBNs.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Every rule below was checked that day on Amazon’s own help pages: Start a Book Series, Set the reading order, Series page and Metadata Guidelines. Quick Answer: Go to your KDP Bookshelf, click + Create new title or series, then Create series page.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Legal points checked that day against the Defamation Act 2013, the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, section 2 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 65.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Rules read that day on Amazon’s help pages for locked book details, manuscripts, covers, new editions, processing times and updated ebook content, and on the Nielsen ISBN Store FAQ.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Sources read that day: HMRC’s VAT Notice 701/10, zero rating books and printed matter, HMRC’s zero rate of VAT for electronic publications, gov.uk Register for VAT, and Amazon’s How EU and the UK Taxes Affect Print Books List Price and How EU Taxes…
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Every rule below was read that day on Amazon’s own help pages: Remove or unpublish a book, Bookshelf, KDP Select and Postpone or cancel a pre-order. Quick Answer: On your KDP Bookshelf, click the … next to the book and choose Unpublish.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Checked against Amazon’s own help pages: trim size, bleed and margins, paperback printing cost, paperback royalty and create a paperback cover. Quick Answer: 8.5 x 8.5 inches (21.59 x 21.59 cm) is a square KDP paperback size.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026, against Amazon’s Format Front Matter, Body Matter, and Back Matter page and its metadata guidelines. Quick Answer: The half title is just the book’s title, alone on the first right-hand page.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime, 12 October 2026. Checked that day against the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the IPO’s exceptions to copyright and orphan works pages, and Amazon’s KDP intellectual property FAQ. General information, not legal advice.
Quick answer Checked 1 October 2026. Vellum costs £199.99 for paperbacks and ebooks (Vellum Press) or £159.99 for ebooks only, plus VAT, paid once, and it runs only on a Mac. It is the polished choice for Mac users who will publish many books and want fine control over the design.
Quick answer Checked 1 October 2026. Reedsy Studio is free to write and format in, in a web browser with a free Reedsy account. It exports an EPUB and a print PDF in four trim sizes with three templates, and its pages do not mention covers or hardcovers.
Quick answer Checked 1 October 2026. Kindle Create is Amazon’s free desktop app for Windows and Mac. It turns your Word file into a Kindle ebook and a paperback or hardcover file you upload to KDP, with four fixed themes and no covers, and Amazon says tables, footnotes and endnotes “aren’t…
Quick answer Checked 1 October 2026. Atticus costs $147 once (about £111) and is software you drive yourself: you write or import your book, choose from 17+ chapter themes and over 1,500 fonts, and export the files.
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