Changing Your Book Details
You can make changes to your book details any time by returning to your Bookshelf:
1. Click on the ellipsis button ("...") under the Book Actions menu next to the book you're updating.
2. Select "Edit Details" or "Edit Rights, Royalty, and Pricing."
3. Enter your changes.
4. Click "Save and Continue."
5. Then click "Save and Publish."
If your book has already been previously published, updated details may take up to 24 hours to reflect on the website.
Book details you can edit after publishing:
Note: If you make updates to your information in Author Central, you'll need to update your Kindle Direct Publishing account as well. Your product detail pages will display the information stored in KDP any time you update or republish in KDP, so the information in your KDP account needs to be current.
Title
Enter the title of your eBook here.
Series title
If your eBook is part of a series, you can update the series title after publishing. When you enter a series title, enter only the name of the series. To ensure customers can find all the books in the series, do not add the individual book title or volume number in the Series title field, and make sure you use the same series title for all the books in your series.
Series Pages
For some books in a series, books with the same series title will create a series landing page on Amazon.com, in order of volume numbers. This improves the discoverability of all the books in your series by showing customers all of the books that make up the series in a single page.
Books without a volume number will not appear on the series page, so make sure to number your books in the order that you want to see them listed and read. At this time, series pages are only available on Amazon.com.
Description
Like the copy on the inside flap of a hardcover book, the description tells readers a bit about your eBook. You can enter a description for your eBook that is between 30 and 4000 characters in length. Note: The book description on your title's detail page may be delayed but should appear within 72 hours.
Contributors
Enter the names of the people who contributed to your eBook, including authors, editors, illustrators, and translators. You must include at least one author name. If you participate in Author Central, changes to your main author name or description made through your KDP Bookshelf will update automatically on Author Central within 24 hours. Updates to your book's Product Description made in Author Central do not update on KDP. They're separate systems. Your book's product detail page will show the information that you enter through your KDP account.
Enter the language in which your content appears. To view a list of the languages we currently support, please visit: Supported Languages.
Publisher
Enter the publisher name that you would like listed for your eBook on the book's detail page. This can be an individual or company name.
ISBN
If you have purchased an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for your eBook, please enter it here. ISBNs for print editions should not be entered in this field.
Verifying Your Publishing Rights
If your title is a Public Domain book check This book is in the public domain. If the publishing rights to your title are privately held check I hold the rights to this book. We may refuse public domain content that is already available through our program. To read more about our public domain policy, please see our Content Guidelines.
Categories
This information will help interested readers find your eBook. Choose from dozens of categories, from Antiques to True Crime and everything in between. Each category also contains subcategories to further classify your content.
In order to provide a more succinct browsing experience for customers, the number of categories you can select is limited to 2 browse categories. In the past, publishers could select up to 5 browse categories. Books that had been previously published with 5 browse categories will retain their category assignments. To learn more about selecting categories for your book, please visit our Browse Categories help page.
Search Keywords
Enter 5-7 descriptive keywords to help readers find your eBook. Separate keywords using commas.
Territory Rights
If you hold worldwide rights for your book, select the Worldwide Rights option. This enables Amazon to make your book available for sale worldwide.
If you don't hold worldwide rights to sell and distribute your title, you must indicate the territories in which you hold rights. If you are publishing a public domain title, keep in mind that the duration of copyright varies between countries, so ensure you set your territory rights to only include those territories where you have determined the book is in the public domain.
Royalty Option
For complete information on royalty options, please see our Pricing Page and Terms and Conditions.
List Price
For complete information on pricing, please visit our Pricing Page, Terms and Conditions, and List Price Requirements pages.
1. Click on the ellipsis button ("...") under the Book Actions menu next to the book you're updating.
2. Select "Edit Details" or "Edit Rights, Royalty, and Pricing."
3. Enter your changes.
4. Click "Save and Continue."
5. Then click "Save and Publish."
If your book has already been previously published, updated details may take up to 24 hours to reflect on the website.
Book details you can edit after publishing:
Note: If you make updates to your information in Author Central, you'll need to update your Kindle Direct Publishing account as well. Your product detail pages will display the information stored in KDP any time you update or republish in KDP, so the information in your KDP account needs to be current.
Title
Enter the title of your eBook here.
Series title
If your eBook is part of a series, you can update the series title after publishing. When you enter a series title, enter only the name of the series. To ensure customers can find all the books in the series, do not add the individual book title or volume number in the Series title field, and make sure you use the same series title for all the books in your series.
Series Pages
For some books in a series, books with the same series title will create a series landing page on Amazon.com, in order of volume numbers. This improves the discoverability of all the books in your series by showing customers all of the books that make up the series in a single page.
Books without a volume number will not appear on the series page, so make sure to number your books in the order that you want to see them listed and read. At this time, series pages are only available on Amazon.com.
Description
Like the copy on the inside flap of a hardcover book, the description tells readers a bit about your eBook. You can enter a description for your eBook that is between 30 and 4000 characters in length. Note: The book description on your title's detail page may be delayed but should appear within 72 hours.
Contributors
Enter the names of the people who contributed to your eBook, including authors, editors, illustrators, and translators. You must include at least one author name. If you participate in Author Central, changes to your main author name or description made through your KDP Bookshelf will update automatically on Author Central within 24 hours. Updates to your book's Product Description made in Author Central do not update on KDP. They're separate systems. Your book's product detail page will show the information that you enter through your KDP account.
Age and Grade Ranges (optional)
Age and Grade are optional fields you can choose to make it easier for readers to find your books. The Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk Children's Kindle Stores and the Amazon.com Schools and Teaching Store filter books by age and grade range, so adding this information makes your book easier for those stores to sort.
LanguageEnter the language in which your content appears. To view a list of the languages we currently support, please visit: Supported Languages.
Publisher
Enter the publisher name that you would like listed for your eBook on the book's detail page. This can be an individual or company name.
ISBN
If you have purchased an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for your eBook, please enter it here. ISBNs for print editions should not be entered in this field.
Verifying Your Publishing Rights
If your title is a Public Domain book check This book is in the public domain. If the publishing rights to your title are privately held check I hold the rights to this book. We may refuse public domain content that is already available through our program. To read more about our public domain policy, please see our Content Guidelines.
Categories
This information will help interested readers find your eBook. Choose from dozens of categories, from Antiques to True Crime and everything in between. Each category also contains subcategories to further classify your content.
In order to provide a more succinct browsing experience for customers, the number of categories you can select is limited to 2 browse categories. In the past, publishers could select up to 5 browse categories. Books that had been previously published with 5 browse categories will retain their category assignments. To learn more about selecting categories for your book, please visit our Browse Categories help page.
Search Keywords
Enter 5-7 descriptive keywords to help readers find your eBook. Separate keywords using commas.
Territory Rights
If you hold worldwide rights for your book, select the Worldwide Rights option. This enables Amazon to make your book available for sale worldwide.
If you don't hold worldwide rights to sell and distribute your title, you must indicate the territories in which you hold rights. If you are publishing a public domain title, keep in mind that the duration of copyright varies between countries, so ensure you set your territory rights to only include those territories where you have determined the book is in the public domain.
Royalty Option
For complete information on royalty options, please see our Pricing Page and Terms and Conditions.
List Price
For complete information on pricing, please visit our Pricing Page, Terms and Conditions, and List Price Requirements pages.