Publish and distribute
Amazon KDP publishing service, set up in your name
Paperback and Kindle uploaded, linked and live, with the keywords and categories researched rather than guessed. The account stays yours and Amazon pays you directly.
What you receive
What a KDP setup includes
Six things, most of which are hard to change later.
KDP is free to use and genuinely usable by anyone. What it does not do is tell you when you have made an expensive mistake: a wrong category, a title field stuffed with keywords that triggers a review, an ebook and paperback that never get linked, or a trim size that makes the unit cost higher than it needed to be.
We set it up once, properly, in your account. Wider distribution beyond Amazon is covered on our book distribution page, and if you are still choosing between routes, self-publishing versus traditional publishing lays out the trade-offs.
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An account in your name
Set up with your details, your bank account and your tax information, so royalties are paid to you and you keep control of the listing forever.
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Both formats, linked
Paperback and Kindle edition on one product page, so reviews, rank and buy buttons all sit together instead of splitting your sales history.
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Keywords and categories researched
The seven keyword fields and your categories chosen from what readers actually search in your genre, not from what sounds appealing.
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A blurb written to sell
Product description written and formatted for the Amazon page, with the first two lines carrying the weight because that is all most readers see.
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Files that pass review first time
Interior and cover built to KDP specification, with bleed, margins and spine width correct for your page count, so the title is not rejected.
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Pricing set for every market
AUD price set deliberately, with the other territories reviewed rather than left to automatic conversion, and the royalty band chosen knowingly.
What a KDP setup fixes in place
- Formats on one listing
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Formats on one listing
Paperback and Kindle linked, so reviews and rank accumulate in one place.
- Keyword fields filled
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Keyword fields filled
The seven KDP keyword slots, researched against live search terms.
- Of royalties go to you
100%
Of royalties go to you
The account is yours; Amazon pays your bank directly and we take no cut.
- Typical time to live
72 hrs
Typical time to live
Amazon's own review usually clears a correctly built title within three days.
How it works
How a KDP launch runs
Four stages, about two weeks including Amazon’s review.
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Account and tax setup
Days 1–2Your KDP account created or reviewed, with bank details and the US tax interview completed correctly — the step that most often delays a first payment.
Your part: Bank and tax details. We walk you through the form, you enter it.
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Metadata and positioning
Days 3–6Title and subtitle fields, series setup, categories, the seven keywords and the product description, all researched against your actual category.
Your part: Approve the blurb and the category choices.
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Files and pricing
Days 7–9Interior and cover uploaded and previewed page by page, trim size and paper confirmed, and prices set for each territory with the royalty band chosen.
Your part: Decide your AUD price. We will show you what the category sells at.
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Live, then checked
Days 10–14The title goes through Amazon review and appears for sale. We then check the live listing: formats linked, look-inside working, pricing right, author page connected.
Your part: Nothing but the announcement.
Portfolio
Books we have produced and listed
Cover and production work from author projects, each shown with its real title and author.
Death Is a Girl
Autumn Knights
The Weight of Rain
Clare Mahoney
The Lighthouse Cat
Marnie Delacroix
The Reef at Night
Helena Voss
Saltwater Country
Jenny Harlow
The Quiet Advantage
David Ngata
Related services
What usually comes next
Packages
Where KDP setup sits in our packages
Retailer setup, including Amazon, is part of the Publish and Publish and launch packages. As a standalone service it is a fixed fee, quoted once we know whether files already exist.
Manuscript
Get the writing right before you spend anything on design.
for a 60,000-word manuscript
- Written manuscript assessment
- One round of structural editing
- Line edit and final proofread
- Australian spelling and style sheet
- A call with your editor at each stage
Publish
Everything needed to turn a finished manuscript into a book on sale.
for a 60,000-word manuscript
- Everything in Manuscript
- Original cover design, print and ebook
- Typeset interior for paperback and ebook
- ISBN registration and legal deposit
- Retailer and print-on-demand setup
- A printed proof copy before you sign off
- You keep the rights and the royalties
Publish and launch
For authors who want readers to find the book in its first month.
for a 60,000-word manuscript
- Everything in Publish
- A launch plan with dates and owners
- Author website with an email sign-up
- Retailer advertising for the first 90 days
- Review and bookshop outreach
- Monthly sales reporting for six months
Every quote is confirmed after we read your manuscript. Prices in Australian dollars and include GST. Longer books and illustrated books cost more, and we will say so before you commit.
Questions authors ask
Amazon KDP publishing: questions authors ask
Because the free part is the uploading. The parts that matter are category and keyword research, a blurb written for the Amazon page, files that pass review first time, and linking the two formats. Those are learnable, and some authors do learn them. Paying is a shortcut, not a necessity, and we will say so.
Yours. We set it up with your email, your bank details and your tax information, and you hold the password. That matters: an account in a service provider’s name means you cannot change a price, fix a typo or move the book without asking them. Ours is a setup service, not a tenancy.
Only if you ask, and we will explain the trade-off first. KDP Select requires digital exclusivity to Amazon, which means no ebook on Apple Books, Kobo or Google Play for the enrolment period. For some genres that exclusivity pays; for others it cuts off a third of your potential readers.
Amazon pays royalties into your nominated bank account monthly, roughly sixty days after the end of the month in which sales occurred, under their current terms. The rate depends on format, price and territory and is published in their terms. Nothing passes through us.
Most rejections are specification problems — bleed, margins, spine width, cover text too close to the trim — and we fix and resubmit at no extra cost. Content rejections are rarer and we will tell you plainly what triggered it. We would rather spend an extra day on the files than have your launch date slip.
For many Australian authors it is the largest single channel, but it is not the only one. Booktopia, Apple Books, Kobo and library suppliers reach readers Amazon does not, and ebook exclusivity closes those doors. Unless you have a reason for exclusivity, publishing wide is usually the better default.
Still have a question? A real publisher will answer it.
Start your publishing journeyA conversation about your book
Get your book live on Amazon
Tell us whether your files are ready. We will set up the account in your name, research the categories and keywords, and get the listing live and correct.
Your manuscript. Your rights. Your next chapter.