How to Submit Public Domain Books to Amazon for the Kindle

Public domain books are those published more than 75 years ago.

The Kindle Direct Publishing website assists you in submitting public domain works to the Amazon website, to be purchased and downloaded for the Kindle. To submit a Kindle public domain work on Amazon, it must satisfy the Amazon criteria. The book must either be a unique translation, contain annotations or have 10 or more unique illustrations. The book may be in .rtf, .txt or .doc format. The Direct Publishing website automatically converts the book to Kindle format.

Things You'll Need

• Book text
• Book cover (optional)

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing website at kdp.amazon.com and click the "Sign in" button.

2. Type your Amazon.com email address and password. Click "Sign in using our secure server" to go to the "Bookshelf" page.

3. Click the "Add a new title" button. On the "Enter your Book Details" page, type the book name and description.

4. Check the radio button next to "This is a public domain work" under "Verify Your Publishing Rights."

5. Upload a book cover. Click "Browse for Image" and then click "Upload image."

6. Click "Browse for book" to browse for the book to upload. Click the "Upload book" button to upload. Wait for the book to convert to Kindle format.

7. Click "Save and continue." Choose your "Royalty" pricing on the next page. Click the yellow "Save and publish" button. It may take up to 24 hours for the Kindle book to appear on the Amazon website.

References

• Amazon: Kindle Direct Publishing