KDP Paperback Tutorial: How to Move CreateSpace Books to KDP Print

About this video

Dale walks through transferring a CreateSpace paperback to KDP Print in ten steps, presenting it as dead simple. Create a new paperback on the KDP Bookshelf, fill the Paperback Details page with the same details as the CreateSpace edition, and answer yes when asked if the book was previously published on CreateSpace — noting that once migrated, the metadata will be gone permanently from CreateSpace. On the Paperback Content page, enter the same 13-digit ISBN used on CreateSpace, then sign in to the CreateSpace account to validate ownership; after redirect back to KDP, the files and details should transfer automatically. Launch the Previewer and review the book — a step that cannot be skipped — and fix any image or layout errors, since KDP Print is stricter and less lenient on interior issues than CreateSpace. Then save and continue to Rights and Pricing, enter pricing (KDP recommends the same price as on CreateSpace), and submit for publishing. Once live, he recommends ordering a proof or wholesale copy to check quality against the original, preferring wholesale copies himself because proof copies have a watermark on the cover while wholesale copies are store-identical and can be gifted or sold as autographed copies. He cautions KDP Print was still in beta and may have issues.

Key takeaways

• Start a new KDP paperback, copy the CreateSpace details exactly, and answer yes to previously published on CreateSpace — migration permanently removes the CreateSpace metadata
• Reuse the same 13-digit ISBN from CreateSpace and sign in to CreateSpace to validate ownership so files and metadata transfer automatically
• The Previewer review cannot be skipped, and KDP Print is stricter than CreateSpace about interior image and layout errors
• Set pricing in Rights and Pricing — KDP recommends matching the CreateSpace price — then submit for publishing
• Order a copy once live to verify quality; wholesale copies have no watermark unlike proofs and can be gifted or sold as autographed copies

Episode details: published April 21, 2018 · 3:03 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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