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Contact UsFree Book Promotions
A Free Book Promotion gives you the possibility to offer your book for free for up to 5 days out of each 90-day KDP Select enrollment period.
We're currently unable to schedule a Free Book Promotion for a future enrollment period or to roll over unused free promotion days from one enrollment period to another. Once the new enrollment period begins, you'll be able to schedule a free promotion. See our Help page for details on timelines.
It can take up to several hours for the cancellation to take effect. You can reschedule any fully, unused promotional days after you cancel a promotion. Though a free promotion day canceled, while in progress, won't be credited back to your account. It's not possible to rollover any unused free promotion days from one term to future terms.
It can take several hours for books to transition between the Free and Paid lists before and after promotional periods. In some cases, the transition may take longer due to system latencies. Since the start and end times are based on midnight Pacific time, the exact time your book reflects a free or paid sales rank will vary depending on the time zone. For example, customers in time zones other than Pacific time may not see books reflected in the Free list until much later in the day, depending on local time.
The Amazon Best Sellers calculation is based on Amazon.com sales and is updated hourly to reflect recent and historical sales of every item sold on Amazon.com. Your book will drop in sales rank in the Paid list from the time your free promotion begins to the time it ends. However, since sales rank takes previous sales into account as well as recent sales, your previous paid rank will influence your new rank when your book enters the paid categories again. Learn more about Amazon Best Sellers Rank.
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1. Scheduling a Free Book Promotion
To schedule a Free Book Promotion after your eBook is enrolled in KDP Select and available for sale on our website:- Go to the Marketing tab.
- In the Run a Price Promotion, select Free Book Promotion.
- Click Create a Free Book Promotion.
- Select your book and click Continue.
- Enter the desired start and end date. Avoid ending on the final day of your KDP Select term.
- Click Save Changes.
2. When can I schedule my Free Book Promotion?
You have a couple of options for running your free promotion for the 5 days:- Run all 5 days at once
- Go one day at a time
- Offer your eBook for free for multiple days in a row
We're currently unable to schedule a Free Book Promotion for a future enrollment period or to roll over unused free promotion days from one enrollment period to another. Once the new enrollment period begins, you'll be able to schedule a free promotion. See our Help page for details on timelines.
3. Cancel a Free Book Promotion
To stop an ongoing promotion:- Go to your Bookshelf
- Click on the ellipsis button ("...") under the KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS menu next to the eBook you want to cancel.
- Click Promote and Advertise.
It can take up to several hours for the cancellation to take effect. You can reschedule any fully, unused promotional days after you cancel a promotion. Though a free promotion day canceled, while in progress, won't be credited back to your account. It's not possible to rollover any unused free promotion days from one term to future terms.
4. Royalties
Because your eBook is available for free during a Free Book Promotion, you won't receive royalties for it while the promotion runs.5. Sales rank
Amazon Best Sellers lists are divided into Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free in the Kindle Store. While your book is offered for free, it will have a sales rank in the Free list. Once your Free Book Promotion is complete, your book will enter the Paid list.It can take several hours for books to transition between the Free and Paid lists before and after promotional periods. In some cases, the transition may take longer due to system latencies. Since the start and end times are based on midnight Pacific time, the exact time your book reflects a free or paid sales rank will vary depending on the time zone. For example, customers in time zones other than Pacific time may not see books reflected in the Free list until much later in the day, depending on local time.
The Amazon Best Sellers calculation is based on Amazon.com sales and is updated hourly to reflect recent and historical sales of every item sold on Amazon.com. Your book will drop in sales rank in the Paid list from the time your free promotion begins to the time it ends. However, since sales rank takes previous sales into account as well as recent sales, your previous paid rank will influence your new rank when your book enters the paid categories again. Learn more about Amazon Best Sellers Rank.