Want to publish your book on Amazon KDP but not sure where to start?

This easy guide walks you through every step in plain English, from setting up your account to hitting Publish.

You’ll learn how to set up your account, tax and payment details, choose between ebook, paperback and hardcover, and get your trim size, bleed, margins and cover size right. It also covers adding your book details, keywords and categories, answering KDP’s AI disclosure question honestly, and uploading, previewing and pricing your book.

You’ll see how paperback royalties work, how long Amazon’s review takes, and what to do after you publish.

It finishes with a list of common mistakes and a checklist to tick off before you publish.

What’s inside

• Account, tax and bank setup
• Choosing your format
• A sizing section with trim sizes, bleed, margins, spine width and a worked cover example
• Manuscript and cover preparation
• Book details, keywords, categories and AI disclosure
• Uploading, previewing, pricing and royalties
• Publishing, review times and updating a live book
• Common mistakes and a pre-publish checklist

Who it’s for

First-time authors, and anyone making journals, planners, workbooks or activity books to sell on Amazon.

Product details

Format: PDF, 8 pages (A4)

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Checked against KDP’s help pages on 1 October 2026. KDP can change its rules, so check the live pages before you publish.