Final Review and Publishing

What to do

Do one last full review of everything you've entered, then click Publish Your Book to send it live.

Why it matters

This is the last point where you can catch a mistake before your book is publicly visible for sale. After publishing, KDP still lets you make changes, but a live listing with an error is more visible than one caught before it goes public.

Step-by-step

• Re-read your title, subtitle, description, keywords, and categories one more time on the review screen, exactly as they'll appear to a shopper.
• Confirm your pricing and royalty selections are what you intended for every format you're publishing.
• Confirm you've already reviewed your online previewer and, ideally, a physical proof copy for any printed format.
• Click Publish Your Book. KDP will show your book's status as In Review, this usually takes a matter of hours up to a couple of days for a first review.
• Once your status changes to Live, your book is publicly for sale. You can still make updates (a new cover, a fixed typo, a new description) any time afterward, each update goes through its own quick re-review.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Publishing before actually looking at the physical proof copy or the online previewer, just to move faster.
• Assuming Live status means the book will definitely sell or that Amazon is endorsing its content or quality; Live only means it passed KDP's content and formatting review and is now available for purchase.

Completion checklist

0 of 2 checked

• I did one last full review of my listing details, pricing, and files before publishing.
• I clicked Publish Your Book and confirmed it reached Live status.

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