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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. 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. 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. 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.
The full cover size, spine, safe zones and barcode space for any KDP paperback, plus a template you can download. KDP’s own cover template is a zip file you have to unpack and read.
Short answer: go to kdp.amazon.com, click Sign in, and use the email address or mobile number of the Amazon account you publish under. UK authors use the same site: typing kdp.amazon.co.uk takes you straight to kdp.amazon.com. There is no separate KDP password; it is your Amazon login.
How many keywords does Amazon allow? Seven. KDP’s help page says to “use up to seven keywords or short phrases”, one per box, and to keep an eye on the character limit shown in each box. I read that page on 24 September 2026: Make Your Book More Discoverable with Keywords.
Last reviewed by Robert Prime — September 2026 Quick Answer: Use KDP to sell on Amazon. Use IngramSpark to be orderable by UK bookshops, libraries and every non-Amazon retailer.
“Price escalation” is the launch plan where a new Kindle book starts cheap and steps up in price over its first few weeks. It works, but only inside a set of rules Amazon publishes and most launch advice ignores. This page is the plan with the rules attached.
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