Editing Books

Cyberseeker · 05-30-2017, 12:33 PM

Do the various E-book platforms (Kindle, Kobo etc) allow authors to edit their books after the book has been published?

I have a lot of images, and Im leaving them in png format for the meanwhile. Sometime after the book is submitted, I may wish to upgrade the pictures to svg format. Will they let me do that later on?

Toxaris · 05-30-2017, 12:41 PM

AFAIK you can upload a new version and every that bought it can update their copy.

Notjohn · 06-02-2017, 03:58 PM

The rule on Amazon is that an individual can only ever download the version he or she bought. If you upload a CORRECTED version, and email KDP Support with the corrections explain, they may inform buyers that a CORRECTED version is available, or send it straightaway to those who have that option selected. But many authors complain that this auto-update is never done. I don't know, because I only improve my books, and Kindle Support is supremely uninterested in improvements.

But yes, you can upload a revision at any time. It will over-ride the original book file on your KDP Bookshelf, and once you hit the Publish button, it will replace the version on the Amazon store. I am forever tweaking and re-publishing my ebooks.

KDP Support will however "push" a new version to your Kindle archives, assuming you have earlier purchased it. (I always do that, so I know exactly what the customer is receiving.)

05-30-2017, 12:33 PM	#1
Cyberseeker Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 602194 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Ipad	Editing Books Do the various E-book platforms (Kindle, Kobo etc) allow authors to edit their books after the book has been published? I have a lot of images, and Im leaving them in png format for the meanwhile. Sometime after the book is submitted, I may wish to upgrade the pictures to svg format. Will they let me do that later on?

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05-30-2017, 12:41 PM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	AFAIK you can upload a new version and every that bought it can update their copy.

06-02-2017, 03:58 PM	#3
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	The rule on Amazon is that an individual can only ever download the version he or she bought. If you upload a CORRECTED version, and email KDP Support with the corrections explain, they may inform buyers that a CORRECTED version is available, or send it straightaway to those who have that option selected. But many authors complain that this auto-update is never done. I don't know, because I only improve my books, and Kindle Support is supremely uninterested in improvements. But yes, you can upload a revision at any time. It will over-ride the original book file on your KDP Bookshelf, and once you hit the Publish button, it will replace the version on the Amazon store. I am forever tweaking and re-publishing my ebooks. KDP Support will however "push" a new version to your Kindle archives, assuming you have earlier purchased it. (I always do that, so I know exactly what the customer is receiving.)

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