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Author Central
Author Central
Amazon Author Central lets you create your Author Page where you can share the most up-to-date information about yourself and your books with millions of readers. It helps readers find your books easily and in one place.
In Amazon Author Central, you can:
Your followers will be notified of your book’s release or availability for pre-order on our website provided your book is eligible, your followers allow marketing emails from Amazon, and they haven't placed an order for your new book. Your followers are also more likely to see your new releases while browsing on Amazon.
For your book to be eligible for Author Follow, you must add your book to your Amazon Author Central account.
The number of followers you have doesn’t affect your Amazon Best Sellers Rank on our website.
Author Central is supported in these marketplaces:
In Amazon Author Central, you can:
- Add your books to your Author Page
- Add your biography in different languages
- Add photos and videos
- Check Amazon Best Sellers Rank
- Check Customer Reviews
- Add Editorial Reviews for your books (US feature only)
- Share your blog feeds (US feature only)
- Check BookScan sales information (US feature only)
Author Follow
The Follow button can be found on your Author Page or book's detail page and it allows your fans to add you to their favorite authors to learn about you and your new books as they become available.Your followers will be notified of your book’s release or availability for pre-order on our website provided your book is eligible, your followers allow marketing emails from Amazon, and they haven't placed an order for your new book. Your followers are also more likely to see your new releases while browsing on Amazon.
For your book to be eligible for Author Follow, you must add your book to your Amazon Author Central account.
The number of followers you have doesn’t affect your Amazon Best Sellers Rank on our website.
Get started
To create your Author Central account:- In KDP, go to the Marketing page.
- In the Author Central section, choose the marketplace where you’d like to create your Author Page from the drop-down menu.
- Click Manage author page.
- You’ll be redirected to Author Central. Click Join for free and use your KDP account information to sign up.
Author Central is supported in these marketplaces:
- Amazon.com
- Amazon.uk
- Amazon.de
- Amazon.fr
- Amazon.co.jp
- Amazon.in
- Amazon.it
- Amazon.es
- Amazon.com.br