r/KDP is a subreddit with 32k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses kdp, amazon, publishing, sales, and book, and they frequently recommend/review ebook.
This is an unofficial subreddit for discussing all things related to Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). It is not affiliated with Amazon KDP.
Popular Themes in r/KDP
#1
Advice Requests
: "I had been researching the ebook and kindle market. Here are the findings"
16 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Truly hopeless with KDP. Suspended for "Review Manipulation," but support cites "Content Guidelines," and now they are holding $10,000+ of my royalties."
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Turned an open-source project into a usable KDP research app (completely free, so you can likely stop paying $50/month starting now)"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/KDP
#1
Kdp
: "Truly hopeless with Kdp. Suspended for "Review Manipulation," but support cites "Content Guidelines," and now they are holding $10,000+ of my royalties."
196 posts
#2
Amazon
: "Is Amazon finally cracking down on AI books?"
61 posts
#3
Publishing
: "Little advice for Publishing on Amazon"
61 posts
#4
Sales
: "12 Sales in under 48 hours — my first novel, no paid promotion"
43 posts
#5
Book
: "I recently published my first Book on Amazon Kindle, and I wanted to share my experience and ask for some advice."
41 posts
#6
Reviews
: "How To Get Reviews??"
28 posts
#7
Ads
: "Has anyone here successfully made sales on Amazon KDP without using Ads? What strategies worked for you ?"
21 posts
#8
Books
: "Debut Novel"
19 posts
#9
Struggling
11 posts
#10
Cover
: "Started KDP a few months ago under a pen name—what are realistic earning expectations + Cover feedback?"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/KDP
Ebook
2 reviews
#1
Amazon
3.5★ from 2 reviews
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Yearly
+14k members(77.8%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026