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Author Copies

Overview

Customer Type Author
Communication Channel

Email

Purpose

The purpose of this procedure is to respond to an author requesting author copies.

Steps

Ordering

  • Log in to the KDP backend: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
  • Select the correct title
  • Click Order author copies
  • Select amount and marketplace (see below)
  • You can add multiple titles to the same order
  • Follow the address/shipping/payment instructions. Never choose Prime.

Invoicing

  • Apart from gratis author copies that are provided upon release (details for each book in the author email sent out upon release), authors get 50% discount.
  • Standard due date 30 days from invoice date.
  • Send out the invoice via email.

Additional Information

Amazon Marketplaces

  • Amazon.com.au: Australia
  • Amazon.ca: Canada
  • Amazon.fr: France; sometimes other EU countries
  • Amazon.de: Germany; sometimes other EU countries
  • Amazon.es: Spain
  • Amazon.it: Italy
  • Amazon.co.uk: UK; sometimes other European countries
  • Amazon.com: Any other country
    • For Brazil, request an ID number from the one who receives the order. You'll need to supply to complete the order.

We don't ship to Switzerland

Document Control

Document ID ISRM-SR-002
Document Owner Vincent
Version 1.0
Last Date of Change October 2, 2025
Next Review Due Date
Version & Change Tracking

1.0: Document creation