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5 Reasons Why I Still Use Amazon KDP as an Author 2/5 #publishingsuccess #amazonkdp

5 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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Julie Broad (speaker) warns that Amazon sometimes requests proof of publishing rights from authors and may suspend accounts until proof is provided. She recommends filing for copyright as soon as a book is complete — ideally before uploading to Amazon KDP — so authors have documentation ready to satisfy Amazon's rights requests.

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Amazon protects their reputation with consumers. Where we're seeing it lately is in publishing rights requests. Amazon asks authors to prove they have the right to their own work, and this can be tricky for self published authors and it can be upsetting, especially if Amazon suspends your account until you can provide the proof they ask for. This issue is a great reason to file for copyright as soon as your book is complete, rather than waiting until after launch. This allows you to have the documentation to submit promptly, and if you get caught up in this one, when you upload your book to Amazon, you can file before your work is published, and I highly recommend you do just in case Amazon asks for proof, because this is excellent proof.