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.
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
