Author Copies
Overview
| Customer Type | Author |
| Communication Channel | |
| 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 |