Creating Your Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Account

Setting up an account at Amazon KDP is quick and free. Follow these steps:

1. Go to https://kdp.amazon.com .

2. If you have an existing Amazon account, click the Sign In button and then sign in; if you don’t have an Amazon account, click the Sign Up button and then follow the steps to create one.

3. Read and accept the KDP terms of service (TOS) that open onscreen.

You should see the KDP Bookshelf, shown in Figure 13-1, where all your published e-books are listed.

4. In the upper-right corner of the screen is a warning that your account information is incomplete; click the Update Now link.

5. Complete the form for your account, as shown in Figure 13-2.

Enter information in these three sections:

• Company/Publisher Information: If your publishing business has a company name, enter it here. Otherwise, use your full name.

• Tax Information: Your tax reporting name is your full legal name.

If you aren’t a U.S. citizen, but you live in a country with a tax treaty with the United States, obtain an individual tax identification number (ITIN), and file a W8-BEN form. If you don’t do this, your royalties are subject to withholding tax.

Read these instructions from Amazon:

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A1VDYJ32T5D3U4

• Your Royalty Payments: You can be paid by check or by direct deposit in an electronic funds transfer, or EFT. If you choose EFT, you need to have a bank account in the correct currency.

You enter payment information before you can publish a book, though you can change the information later.

Skim the explanatory text on the right side as you fill in details.

6. After you enter all the details, click the yellow Save button at the bottom of the page.

Congratulations — your KDP publisher account is set up. Now you can move on to adding and publishing your first e-book.