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Contact UsKindle Vella - Publish an Episode
We've made the difficult decision to gradually wind down Kindle Vella in February 2025. We are grateful for all of the author participation. For details, review our Kindle Vella Update FAQ.
Effective December 4, 2024, you can no longer publish new or updated episodes. We are grateful for all of the author participation. Visit our Kindle Vella Update FAQ for more information.
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Delete an episode
You can't delete episodes that have been submitted for publication. You can delete a Draft episode to remove it from your Kindle Vella Library. After you delete an episode, we can't reinstate it for you.To delete a draft episode:
- Go to your Kindle Vella Library.
- Click Manage your story.
- Go to episode you want to delete.
- Click Delete draft.
- Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the episode.
Preview episode
View your episode as it will appear to readers. To create a consistent reading experience across all Kindle Vella episodes, we remove paragraph indentations and add a line space between paragraphs during publishing.Tokens
Readers can unlock one or multiple episodes by purchasing and redeeming Tokens. Readers can read the first ten episodes in your story without redeeming Tokens. For later episodes, readers can unlock any paid episode for 10 Tokens each. You can see the number of Tokens a reader needs to unlock an episode on the Episode setup page. Learn more about Tokens and royalties.Episode status
Your episode status appears in your Kindle Vella Library.| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Draft | Your episode is created, but not published. |
| In Review | Your episode is under review to ensure it meets our content guidelines. |
| Failed Publishing | Your episode failed publishing due to a possible technical issue. |
| Action Required | Your episode requires changes before it can move to Live status. Check your email for instructions. |
| Publishing | Your episode passed review and will move to Live status shortly. |
| Scheduled | Your episode will be available in the Kindle Vella store on the release date you scheduled. |
| Live | Your episode is available to readers. To keep the reading experience sequential, episodes will not become available to readers until all previous episodes are Live. |
| Live with Unpublished Changes | Your episode is Live, but you made changes that haven't been published. |
| Blocked | Your episode is unavailable for further editing due to a violation of our content guidelines. Check the email you use to access your KDP account for details. |
| Unpublished | Your episode (and story) is no longer available in the Kindle Vella store. |
