--- source_url: "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/?utm_source=openai" title: "Self Publishing | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing" mirrored_at: 2026-08-11T03:03:47.362Z host: kdp.amazon.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/kdp.amazon.com/en_US/index__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/?utm_source=openai NEW! Total KDP KU Author Earnings for June are $67.0 Million. 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