Publishing Books on Amazon Kindle: Don't Break These Rules

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Dale warns about eight common KDP Terms of Service and Community Guidelines violations that can lead to blocked books, suspension or termination. One is opening multiple KDP accounts — he says only one account per household is allowed, and authors should ask KDP before splitting brands, noting separate business entities were his own exception. Two is summary books and unofficial guides, a gray area he advises steering clear of. Three is price gouging by exploiting a price-match delay between Amazon and expanded distribution, which he says can take six to eight weeks to sync. Four is falsified page reads in KDP Select/Kindle Unlimited, including coercing readers to jump to the end, hiring VAs to flip pages, and click farms. Five is bonus books: bonus content cannot exceed 10% of the book after a 2018 rule change. Six is unpublishing and republishing to restart Amazon’s 30-day new-release window and wipe reviews. Seven is creating a poor customer experience that triggers report-abuse complaints. Eight is review swaps and fake reviews — Dale discloses Amazon revoked his own community privileges after he participated in review swaps he had been told were allowed.

Key takeaways

• Only one KDP account per household is allowed under the rules described — contact KDP before creating a second account for a separate brand.
• Do not game Kindle Unlimited page reads with end-of-book links, VA page-flipping, or click farms.
• Bonus content is capped at 10% of the total book; padding a short work with a back catalog to earn more page reads is prohibited.
• Unpublishing and republishing the same book to regain the 30-day new-release boost and erase reviews is treated as gaming the system.
• Review swaps and fake reviews risk Community Guidelines penalties — Dale says his own review and commenting privileges were revoked for participating.

Episode details: published April 3, 2019 · 18:21 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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