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Imagine this scenario: You get pulled over by a robot cop. The robot immediately terminates your driver's license forever for driving an 18-wheeler without proper certification. You point to the Mini Cooper you were driving when the robot pulled you over. The robot ignores you. Eventually, a different robot shows up, listens to your defense, sees the Mini Cooper, and watches you start the car with your own keys. There is no 18-wheeler in sight. The new robot says it will get back to you in 5 business days. Two weeks go by, and a third different robot tells you your appeal has been denied for "driving in such a way that creates a negative experience for other drivers". All the stuff about 18-wheeler certification is never mentioned or acknowledged again. You appeal again and again. All your appeals are heard by yet more robots, who always uphold the original robot's decision, regurgitating the same bland phrase about creating a negative driving experience. THE END First KDP blocked my Kindle book because of similarity to the title, description, cover and author name of another book–which can only be my paperback, published through Ingram Spark. No other books have similar names or author names, and a reverse image search of my cover only turns up my book on Amazon. Then a day later, they terminated my account, and have only ever given me the vaguest reason possible: "We found that you have published titles with misleading metadata (including cover), which creates a negative customer experience." Notice all the stuff that can be disproven about my book resembling another book is gone. Despite my pleas for more information and to have a human being look at my case, I've gotten nothing but this same automated reply, including when the appeal was denied. There is nothing misleading about my cover or metadata. It's a travel memoir, and presented as such. The exact same thing happened to another author who went through the same publisher as me. Same message and all. I suspect they're just banning anyone who prints their book through another source like Ingram Spark, then tries to publish the eBook through KDP. According to my publisher, in the past, KDP would sometimes ask the eBook authors to prove they have rights to the book. But maybe that was too labor-intensive, so now they just ban everyone. Reading some of the other reviews on here, it sounds like I got off easy that I had hardly any sales before this happened.

Horrible, dishonest and unreliable sort of business... All they care about is their gain and nothing else... The KDP site is low on quality, customer support or any appropriate assistance that new authors require just rules that they twist at their will... KDP can't be trusted because they are exploiting new Writers and Entrepreneurs... be careful and don't waste your time with them...

KDP Amazon takes no accountability for the poor print quality. I was shocked to see such an unprofessional finish with damage to the cover of each book. The complaint was eventually dealt with after several emails and time-wasting only to receive a replacement batch of books with the same issues! When i stressed that this poor quality would be reflected in customer reviews they didn't seem to care. When i received negative reviews about my book that were unverified and seemed to be written by a bot i complained to KDP to remove them but they refused. They never investigated and closed the case. This has affected my book sales. To date, i have never received a royalty payment for the books i have sold, and am still chasing this up. They claim to market books, but its expensive and unaffordable if you are making no money! Especially when other authors have told me their marketing efforts were wasted. KDP is unprofessional. It is so disappointing as an author the amount of work that goes into publishing a book to have it poorly misrepresented in every way and for KDP to take advantage of us. I am disheartened and lost faith in the self-publishing route, and i wish KDP would stop scamming honest people trying to get their work out there!!! It's a disgrace and shameful! Stop the bots and bring real humans back to fix these issues. The printing must be professional and nothing less accepted. Follow up on your promises and pay us after pocketing all the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe Amazon KDP and Amazon distribution is a criminal organization. I created style boards via an e-book about NFL stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. I created a summer wardrobe that consisted of men's silk, and linen two-piece short sets by a certain designer. I noticed for the last four months non of my books were getting views, which is strange for Amazon. Out of the blue, I received a vague email from an unknown Amazon KDP employee that stated if I didn't remove a certain book title, which they never let me know which one, my account would be terminated. They terminated my account anyway. I noticed that Travis Kelce was wearing the men's two piece summer outfit I picked out on my style board, with the name of the designer written across his shirt, as he paraded across the stage with Taylor Swift. Something is up with that. I also want to point out that a relative had given me an Amazon gift card. I needed an article of clothing, so I used it purchase it. I had the item shipped directly to Amazon Mail Boxes on Hollywood Blvd at LA Fitness. I received a vague email from Amazon, stating they couldn't find their own Amazon mailbox, and therefore I wouldn't be getting my package. I submitted a request for a refund, and never got one. I believe Amazon and Jeff Bezos is a criminal organization that needs to be investigated by the FBI, Homeland Security, the NSA and a Federal grand jury. Jeff Bezos homes need to be raided by Homeland Security in the way Sean Diddy Combs homes were. Jeff Bezos is a sex trafficker and a criminal who belongs in prison. Don't ever trust Amazon or Amazon KDP. Build your own publishing website.

I published my book through Amazon KDP. Will not do it again. A few books were damaged during shipping. I sent them back and they shipped replacements. I inspected the books but it never occurred to me that I should fan through each book to ensure it was printed in color. After the 30 days passed, I grabbed a book in stock to show a customer a photo. Imagine the disbelief when I found it was printed in black & white. KDP admitted that I cannot change the print but yet said they can't tell me how it happened and they refused to replace the 14 books they printed. You may want to find another publishing company that will stand behind their work.

UPDATE: I've counted over SEVENTY reviews where KDP accounts have been suspended or terminated suddenly with "template emails" and withholding royalties. This has been over the past year or two. I believe there is a class action suit that is dealing with this very thing. People need to reach out to one another and unite. ------------------------------------------------------ Amazon KDP has "released the bots" that are suspending or terminating accounts somehow alerted when too many changes are made to a single title within a certain time frame. The changes can be anything: price, keywords, covers, description. Their support team is 90% AI now. My account was terminated after 12 years, with no explanation other than "Book Details" which can be anything in metadata. Trying to appeal is useless. Plus they are holding up 2-1/2 months worth of my royalties. I saw where a class action suit is ongoing against KDP for royalty theft. They want the Indie Authors out of their platform bottom line.

Banned for no reason and 600 dollars worth of royalties stolen from me

I have been with kdp for over a year. I decided over the last month to really get more into it. I started selling more books (and marketing so spending money) and when I went to make a price change of a top selling book that was already approved, they terminated my account. So not only do I NOT get the royalties I made BUT they also get to keep the money I spent on marketing…doesn’t seem right at all. My book is about Herbal Remedies/Natural Solutions and their Health Benefits. They claim that I was misleading and defrauding their customers…there is science behind this…