Kindle Direct Publishing

E31213

Amazon service ebook publishing platform print-on-demand platform self-publishing platform

Kindle Direct Publishing is Amazon’s self-publishing platform that allows authors and publishers to independently publish and sell digital and print books directly to readers worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Kindle Direct Publishing canonical	3
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing	1
KDP	1
KDP Select program	1
Kindle Owners’ Lending Library participation via KDP Select	1
Kindle Unlimited participation via KDP Select	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kindle Direct Publishing
Context triple: [Amazon, hasDivision, Kindle Direct Publishing]

A. DART for Publishers
DART for Publishers was an online ad-serving and management platform used by publishers to schedule, deliver, and track digital advertising across their websites.
B. Pan Books
Pan Books is a British publishing imprint known for producing popular fiction and classic titles, including major science fiction works.
C. Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a long-running American mass-market paperback publisher known for popular fiction and non-fiction titles, operating as an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
D. Dom Knigi bookstore
Dom Knigi bookstore is a famous historic bookshop in Saint Petersburg, Russia, housed in the ornate Singer House on Nevsky Prospekt and known as a major literary and cultural landmark.
E. Gallery Books
Gallery Books is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles, including bestsellers and works by popular contemporary authors.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kindle Direct Publishing
Target entity description: Kindle Direct Publishing is Amazon’s self-publishing platform that allows authors and publishers to independently publish and sell digital and print books directly to readers worldwide.

A. DART for Publishers
DART for Publishers was an online ad-serving and management platform used by publishers to schedule, deliver, and track digital advertising across their websites.
B. Pan Books
Pan Books is a British publishing imprint known for producing popular fiction and classic titles, including major science fiction works.
C. Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a long-running American mass-market paperback publisher known for popular fiction and non-fiction titles, operating as an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
D. Dom Knigi bookstore
Dom Knigi bookstore is a famous historic bookshop in Saint Petersburg, Russia, housed in the ornate Singer House on Nevsky Prospekt and known as a major literary and cultural landmark.
E. Gallery Books
Gallery Books is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles, including bestsellers and works by popular contemporary authors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Amazon service ⓘ ebook publishing platform ⓘ print-on-demand platform ⓘ self-publishing platform ⓘ
allows	authors to retain rights ⓘ independent publishing of ebooks ⓘ independent publishing of hardcovers ⓘ independent publishing of paperbacks ⓘ
availableOn	kdp.amazon.com ⓘ
businessModel	revenue sharing ⓘ royalty-based ⓘ
distributionChannel	Amazon Kindle Store ⓘ Amazon marketplaces ⓘ linked to: Amazon
distributionRegion	worldwide ⓘ
feature	KDP Select program ⓘ linked to: Kindle Direct Publishing Kindle Owners’ Lending Library participation via KDP Select ⓘ linked to: Kindle Direct Publishing Kindle Unlimited participation via KDP Select ⓘ linked to: Kindle Direct Publishing Look Inside the Book preview ⓘ pricing control by author ⓘ print-on-demand fulfillment ⓘ royalty reporting ⓘ sales reporting dashboard ⓘ territorial rights selection ⓘ
industry	ebook distribution ⓘ publishing ⓘ self-publishing ⓘ
integratesWith	Amazon Kindle devices ⓘ linked to: Kindle Kindle apps ⓘ linked to: Kindle
language	English interface ⓘ
operator	Amazon ⓘ Amazon.com, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Amazon
ownedBy	Amazon.com, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Amazon
ownedDomain	kdp.amazon.com ⓘ
parentCompany	Amazon.com, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Amazon
platform	web-based platform ⓘ
policy	exclusivity requirement for KDP Select ebooks ⓘ non-exclusive distribution for standard ebooks ⓘ
productType	digital books ⓘ ebooks ⓘ hardcover books ⓘ paperback books ⓘ
royaltyRateOption	35% royalty ⓘ 70% royalty ⓘ
serviceType	book distribution ⓘ online publishing ⓘ print-on-demand ⓘ
shortName	KDP ⓘ linked to: Kindle Direct Publishing
supports	ISBN assignment for print books ⓘ multiple publishing territories ⓘ
supportsFormat	Kindle ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
targetUser	content creators ⓘ independent authors ⓘ publishers ⓘ

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