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How to enroll in KDP Select
If you are enrolling your book for the first time, click Enroll in KDP Select while you're entering your eBook details.If your book is already in your Bookshelf, follow these steps:
- Go to the Marketing page.
- In the KDP Select section, click Enroll an eBook.
- Select your eBook and click Continue.
- Click Enroll.
You can change your eBook details (royalty options, book descriptions, etc.) without affecting your enrollment in KDP Select. You can also unpublish KDP Select-enrolled titles at any time during the term and republish them on KDP later. However, they must remain exclusive through the remainder of the title's current 90-day participation period.
How to check my KDP Select enrollment
You can confirm your eBook's enrollment by following these steps:- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Click on the ellipsis button (“…”) under the KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS menu next to the eBook you enrolled.
- Choose KDP Select Info.
You will see the start and end date of your KDP Select enrollment along with an option to automatically renew the eBook’s enrollment once the 90-day period ends.
How to renew KDP Select enrollment
For your convenience, every eBook enrolled in KDP Select will be automatically renewed unless you opt out. If you don't want to renew:- Go to your Bookshelf.
- Under the KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS menu next to your book, click the ellipsis button ("…").
- Choose KDP Select Info. Under the KDP Select header on the screen that appears, you'll see the start and end dates of your current enrollment period.
- Click Manage KDP Select Enrollment.
- Uncheck the box next to Automatically renew this book's enrollment. Canceling automatic renewal does not affect the eBook's enrollment in KDP Select for the current term.
If your KDP Select enrollment gets renewed, we'll still pay you a share of the current month's fund based on how many pages in Kindle Unlimited (KU) a customers read of your eBook. In addition, for each new term, you will receive the ability to run Kindle Countdown Deals or five days of Free Book Promotion. You will continue to earn 70% royalty for sales in Brazil, Japan, India, and Mexico as long as the 70% list price requirements are also met. A promotion (Kindle Countdown Deals or Free Book Promotion) can be scheduled on the day enrollment is renewed. Note that any unused Kindle Countdown Deals or free promotion days will not roll over.
See our Help articl for details on renewal timelines.
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