Amazon KDP Just Tightened Its Publishing Rules | Self-Publishing News (Sept. 24, 2026)

Amazon KDP rolled out several notable updates this week, while Hidden Gems Books shared a surprising account reinstatement story. Draft2Digital, Spotify for Authors, Voices by INAudio, BooksGoSocial, and Kevin Tumlinson also make this week’s Self-Publishing News.

- Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/PublisherRocket (affiliate link)
- BooksGoSocial & Self-Publishing with Dale: Holiday Season Makeover Challenge
- https://dalelinks.com/HolidayMakeover
- Dale L. Roberts (main channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@DaleLRoberts
- KDP: Kindle Previewer 4 - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202131170?spcref=KCCS_MM_KDP_KPR4
- KDP Community: Update on KDP Title Creation Limits - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/KDP-Title-Creation-Limits-Update?language=en_US
- KDP Help: Paperback Submission Guidelines
- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950
- I Spent 2 Hours in the KDP Community, It Got Ugly - https://youtu.be/W-7ekrmEfNU?si=-vUhB1PPW7jAa6hz
- Amazon KDP: Authors Keep Running Into This Problem - https://youtu.be/RPj9IxO4MgU?si=5FkOujB8gqi-N8Gw
- Hidden Gems Books: Amazon Terminated My KDP Account. Here’s How I Got It Back. - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/amazon-terminated-kdp-account-how-to-get-it-back/
- Draft2Digital: Spotify has an Audiobook offer for you - https://authors.spotify.com/draft2digital
- Voices By INAudio - https://voicesbyinaudio.com

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- Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter
- Gumroad - https://www.gumroad.com
- Book Brush: Meet the Book Brush Character & Scene Creator - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w4IUbod8QPatsDPHMO2Cag#/registration
- Wide for the Win Summit - https://summit.wideforthewin.com/
- S.D. Huston: 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Full Schedule - https://www.youtube.com/live/4qe_IDD5l44?si=6Ew7XJyzxlxgD3DA
-2026 Authortube Writing Conference Schedule - https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/copy-of-2025-schedule

Special thanks to J. Kevin Tumlinson for his contribution to this podcast.
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Time Stamps Credit: @AuthorDLTillery
0:00 Intro
0:35 Publisher Rocket
2:26 BooksGoSocial & Self-Publishing with Dale: Holiday Season Makeover Challenge
3:16 KDP: Kindle Previewer 4
4:04 KDP Community: Update on KDP Title Creation Limits
4:27 I Spent 2 Hours in the KDP Community, It Got Ugly
5:48 Amazon KDP: Authors Keep Running Into This Problem
6:58 Hidden Gems Books: Amazon Terminated My KDP Account. Here’s How I Got It Back.
8:42 Draft2Digital: Spotify has an Audiobook offer for you
9:16 Voices By INAudio
9:46 Kevin's Author Notes
12:54 Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours
13:14 Gumroad
13:30 Book Brush: Meet the Book Brush Character & Scene Creator
13:52 Wide for the Win Summit
14:17 S.D. Huston: 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Full Schedule
14:44 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Schedule
15:00 Closing

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