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| . | Hardcover and paperback books can now be published in Polish and Ukrainian! You can upload your books with content and metadata written in these new supported languages. Create a new print book today. | |
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| . | As of May 24, 2022, we made the KDP Reports Beta your new KDP reporting experience. For now, the old Reports will remain, but will be removed soon. Learn more. |
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. | Reach more readers in Sweden and Poland |
| . | KDP paperback and hardcover books can now be published on Amazon.se and Amazon.pl. If you have worldwide, EU, or UK distribution rights selected for titles in your KDP account, we will convert your primary marketplace’s list price and make your print books available on Amazon.se and Amazon.pl over the next few weeks. Your banking information from Amazon.com will be used for royalty payments on sales from Amazon.pl and Amazon.se. You can also update your banking information at any time. Learn more about paperback and hardcover distribution rights. |
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. | Publish in Hardcover to give your readers more choices |
| . | For books with 75–550 pages in select trim sizes, we now offer hardcover publishing. To format your cover with custom templates sized to your book’s specifications, you can try our new cover calculator and template generator. Learn more |
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