Uploading self-published or small press titles to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform has made a tremendous difference in the industry for authors and publishers alike. This somewhat ...

A growing ecosystem of AI tools and prompt frameworks is transforming Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), enabling authors to streamline book creation, optimize metadata, and enhance discoverability. From ...

In 2019, authors earned more than $300 million from the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select Global Fund, totaling more than $1.1 billion since the launch of Kindle Unlimited, Amazon reported among a ...

Writers Sudeep Nagarkar, Satya Vyas, N. Chokkan and Vijay Kakwani discusses the motive of the contest and the judging criteria, along with the self-publishing industry and its evolution With a focus ...

Amazon announced in the KDP community forum it has initiated the beta test of a new technology that would enable authors to create audiobook versions of their e-books easily and quickly. This test ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now requiring self-publishers on its Kindle platform to disclose whether their uploads are AI-generated. This new requirement unveiled as AWS’s "Addition of AI Questions ...

Independent authors are increasingly embedding AI into every stage of their Kindle Direct Publishing workflows, from market research to formatting and ad strategy. This shift treats AI as core ...

Citing violations of Kindle Direct Publishing terms and conditions, Amazon has filed arbitration complaints against five individuals who it says offered services to KDP author and publishers aimed at ...