Official KDP & Amazon
First-party Amazon tools and help. The source of truth for rules.
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| Tool | What it is | Price | KDP | Checked |
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| ACX Official | ACX is Audible's audiobook marketplace for authors and rights holders that connects them with narrators and distributes finished audiobooks to Audible, Amazon and Apple Books. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| Amazon Ads Official | Amazon Ads is Amazon's on-platform advertising console, used by KDP publishers to promote books with sponsored ads. | Price: Paid | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| Amazon Author Central Official | Amazon Author Central lets authors manage their author page, biography and book listings across Amazon stores. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| Amazon Best Sellers Official | Amazon Best Sellers is Amazon's free set of category rank lists for book researchers that shows the top-selling and hot new titles in Books and the Kindle Store. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| Amazon KDP Official | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing is Amazon's free self-publishing platform for Kindle ebooks and print paperbacks and hardcovers. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| KDP Community Official | The KDP Community is Amazon's official forum where publishers ask questions and get answers from peers and KDP staff. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| KDP Cover Calculator Official | The KDP Cover Calculator is Amazon's free web tool for paperback and hardcover publishers that gives exact full-cover dimensions and a downloadable template. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| KDP Help Center Official | The KDP Help Center is Amazon's official documentation for KDP publishers that sets out the rules on formatting, pricing, royalties, content and account setup. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| KDP Select Official | KDP Select is Amazon's free 90-day opt-in program for Kindle eBooks and audiobooks that puts them in Kindle+, formerly Kindle Unlimited, in exchange for eBook exclusivity. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 | |
| Kindle Create Official | Kindle Create is Amazon's free desktop app for KDP publishers that turns a finished Word or PDF manuscript into a Kindle eBook or print interior file. | Price: Free | KDP-ready files | Checked 2026-11-09 |
| Kindle Previewer Official | Kindle Previewer is Amazon's free desktop app for KDP publishers that shows how an eBook will look on Kindle tablets, phones and E-readers before publishing. | Price: Free | Checked 2026-11-09 |