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Contact UsPaperback and Hardcover Distribution Rights
During title setup, you choose the territories where you hold publishing rights. If you already set up a Kindle eBook, KDP uses the territorial rights you chose as a default for your paperback or hardcover. You can change the territories if needed.
If you've sold the rights to your book to another publisher, your agreement may require you to remove the book from your bookshelf. Learn how to unpublish your book.
If you make your book available in either the United States or Canada, it will be eligible for sale in both countries.
Note: Expanded Distribution is not available for hardcover books.
If you've sold the rights to your book to another publisher, your agreement may require you to remove the book from your bookshelf. Learn how to unpublish your book.
Worldwide rights
If you're sure you have all rights necessary to make your book available worldwide, choose All territories (worldwide rights). If your book is your original content and you've never published it before, you most likely have worldwide rights. Choosing "Worldwide rights" will allow customers from around the world to buy your KDP book on the following Amazon marketplaces:
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Hardcover |
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*Amazon.ca isn't a primary marketplace for hardcover books. To make your hardcover book available on Amazon.ca, you'll need to make it available on Amazon.com. |
Individual territory rights
KDP paperback and hardcover availability may not always align with eBook availability. If you don't hold worldwide rights to sell and distribute your title, choose Individual territories. Then, choose the territories in which you hold rights. Customers will be able to buy your books from Amazon marketplaces depending on the territories where you have rights to distribute. KDP paperbacks and hardcover books are available for purchase on the following Amazon marketplaces:
Paperback |
Hardcover |
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*Amazon.ca isn't a primary marketplace for hardcover books. To make your hardcover book available on Amazon.ca, you'll need to make it available on Amazon.com. |
If you make your book available in either the United States or Canada, it will be eligible for sale in both countries.
You may find a detail page created on Amazon.in to reflect the title availability, which are listed by third party sellers.
To make your KDP paperback or hardcover available in any one of the countries and regions listed below, it must be eligible for sale in all of them. If you don't have rights in any one of those countries/regions, please don't choose any one of them as a territory.Austria | Ireland |
Belgium | Latvia |
Bulgaria | Lithuania |
Croatia | Luxembourg |
Cyprus | Malta |
Czech Republic | Netherlands |
Denmark | Poland |
Estonia | Portugal |
Finland | Romania |
France | Slovakia |
Germany | Slovenia |
Greece | Spain |
Hungary | Sweden |
Italy | United Kingdom (includes Guernsey, Isle of Man, Ireland, Gibraltar, and Jersey) |
Expanded Distribution
Reach more readers by distributing your paperback through bookstores, online retailers, libraries, and academic institutions. Learn more about Expanded Distribution.Note: Expanded Distribution is not available for hardcover books.