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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 To make an unpublished book available for purchase again.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.
Paperbacks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under PAPERBACK 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.
Paperbacks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("...") under PAPERBACK ACTIONS next to the book you want to republish.
- Choose Edit paperback 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, paperbacks that were assigned an ISBN can't be deleted.eBooks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("…") under KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS next to the book you want to delete.
- Choose Delete eBook.
Paperbacks
- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click the ellipsis button ("…") under PAPERBACK ACTIONS to the book you want to delete.
- Choose Delete paperback.