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(Most authors will provide their own cover art. Covers created with the KDP Cover Creator feature may raise errors during the preview phase, as the lower resolution artwork is intended for ebooks. If you republish the paperback through KDP and indicate that it was originally published on CreateSpace, it will be automatically removed from CreateSpace.Ĭovers created with older CreateSpace templates may trigger errors, and will need to be reformatted to remove the whitespace at the borders. There is a limited utility for moving an existing CreateSpace title to KDP, but in most cases, you will need to repeat the setup process, re-entering the metadata, uploading the manuscript and cover files, and selecting the trim and paper options. Setupįor new titles, the print setup duplicates KDP’s easy-to-use ebook setup. Let’s examine what KDP Paperbacks has to offer in the early stages of its rollout. The integration of ebook and print-on-demand publishing on Amazon is something authors have been requesting for years, so the introduction of KDP Paperbacks was greeted with interest. For a guide on migrating your CreateSpace books to KDPPrint, read this post by our Watchdog John Doppler.*** ALLi now recommends using KDPPrint and IngramSpark together to publish your paperback books. ***UPDATE: Amazon’s CreateSpace service has now been superseded by its new KDPPrint service.
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Should indie authors move their books from CreateSpace to Kindle Direct Publishing? ALLi’s Watchdog Desk examines the pros and cons of Amazon’s new beta feature, KDP Paperbacks.