Comments on: KDP Identity Verification Requirement: What Authors Need to Know

By: Michael Hourigan

Michael Hourigan — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:15:39 +0000

In reply to Up2God. That's a great question! Amazon should have a plan to accommodate these multi-account use cases but if you have an update, please share with us!

By: Up2God

Up2God — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:04:33 +0000

There are plenty of self-publishers with multiple accounts using multiple business accounts.

Does this mean that the multiple business accounts will now be associated with one another and shut down?

By: R.S. Walsh

R.S. Walsh — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:12:23 +0000

In reply to Kris Pearson. "While not a complete solution to piracy..." How does this address piracy at all?

By: Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:41:07 +0000

Very useful, thanks, I didn’t know about this. I wish they’d prioritize penalisation of crappy self-published nonsense, however, and you know the type of thing I’m talking about (33 pages pasted from Wikipedia).

By: Joe Talon

Joe Talon — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:53:53 +0000

In reply to Lloyd Lofthouse. I don't know if this helps, but as a UK national living in Europe, I have to send Amazon (as a customer, not an author) a PDF/Jpeg of my passport. It helps customs officials. If you have a passport, then that could be an option. Just scan in your passport, or ID. If you don't have a scanner, then a visit to a printer might be necessary. I wouldn't use a photo from a phone either!

By: Alison Morton

Alison Morton — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:45:02 +0000

In some European countries such as France, official ID documents for women – passport, driving licence, ID card – are issued for the bearer’s maiden name, not the married name she goes by. This is the case for me; my author name is my married name. What to do in this eventuality?

By: V.M. Sang

V.M. Sang — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:32:02 +0000

I assume my publisher will sort that out as he has the access to KDP. I don’t, annoyingly.

By: Kris Pearson

Kris Pearson — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:29:48 +0000

Annoying! I no longer have a passport, and I doubt they’re going to accept a New Zealand driving license. However, anything that helps keep money in the hands of authors instead of scammers has to be worth a try.

By: Dennis Macy

Dennis Macy — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:15:42 +0000

Do you honestly believe that Amazon will delete our ID? Hell NO! It’s big brother for the government. I don’t trust anything Amazon says. I will consider pulling my books off of Amazon.

By: Leslie Garland

Leslie Garland — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:50:17 +0000

This is total BS. and just a concocted excuse for Amazon to collect more personal data about us. So much of it reads “according to Amazon”, etc. Who is going to police this? They have way more than enough personal information about us. All they need is our name, email address and bank account. There is no need for anything more.