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Unpublishing and Deleting Books
Unpublishing and Deleting Books
Key terms
- Unpublish. To make a published book unavailable for purchase.
- Republish. To make an unpublished book available for purchase again.
- Delete. To remove a book in "Draft" status from your Bookshelf. You can't delete books that have been published. Also, paperbacks that were assigned an ISBN can't be deleted.
Unpublishing books
eBooks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS next to the book you want to unpublish.
- Choose Unpublish.
Paperback or hardcover
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under PAPERBACK ACTIONS or HARDCOVER ACTIONS next to the book you want to unpublish.
- Choose Unpublish.
See timelines for updates to published books.
Republishing books
eBooks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS next to the book you want to republish.
- Choose Edit eBook details.
- Make any changes.
- Republish.
Paperback or hardcover
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under PAPERBACK ACTIONS or HARDCOVER ACTIONS next to the book you want to republish.
- Choose Edit paperback details or Edit hardcover details.
- Make your changes.
- Republish.
Deleting draft books
You can delete books in "Draft" status from your Bookshelf. If your book was previously published and available for sale, it can't be deleted. Also, paperback and hardcover books that were assigned an ISBN can't be deleted. For low-content books, you can delete titles in “Draft” status if no ISBN was assigned.eBooks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("…") under KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS next to the book you want to delete.
- Choose Delete eBook.
Paperback or hardcover
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("…") under PAPERBACK ACTIONS or HARDCOVER ACTIONS to the book you want to delete.
- Choose Delete paperback or Delete hardcover.