Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.

Starting January 2026, Amazon will let DRM-free KDP titles be downloaded as EPUB and PDF files, though authors must opt in for older books and concerns over piracy may push some toward enabling DRM.

Publishing your own eBook on Amazon Kindle gives you the freedom to design, edit, and display your write-ups. If done rightly, it can market quicker than the traditional publishing process, and you ...

You can publish a book on Amazon using Kindle Direct Publishing. To get started, create a Kindle Direct Publishing account that's connected to your Amazon account. You can upload a book in Word or PDF ...

As the influence of generative AI technology continues to expand within the publishing industry, Amazon is adapting its Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) self-publishing platform to accommodate these ...

Kindle users will be able to download specific titles they've bought as a PDF or EPUB file next year, but only if the author ...

You’ve taken your ideas and formed them into a manuscript using the power of determination. Congratulations! That’s a huge step, and you should be proud of your creative prowess. Now it’s time to turn ...

Some people view self-publishing as a failure, chosen only when no other options remain. But the simple truth is that traditional gatekeepers — literary agents and editors at publishing houses — ...

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