# KDP title creation limit (2 new titles per format per week since September 21, 2026) and submission limit Source: https://kdpbook.io/guides/kdp-title-creation-limit · Updated 2026-10-15 KDP lets you create 2 new titles per format a week (it was 10) and, since October 5, 2026, submit 2, drafts included. What counts and how to plan. Short answer: KDP lets you create 2 new titles per format each week and, since October 5, 2026, submit 2 new titles per format for publication: Kindle eBook, paperback and hardcover count separately. The creation limit started on September 21, 2026, down from 10 per format. Drafts count when first submitted; updates don't. Both reset Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC. Key numbers: - Create: 2 new titles per format per week, since September 21, 2026 - Submit: 2 new titles per format per week, since October 5, 2026, drafts included - Both limits reset every Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC; updates don’t count - Up to 6 new titles a week across the 3 formats - 10 new titles per format per week before September 21, 2026 Sections: What counts as a new title? · Is there also a submission limit? · Do drafts, published books or new editions count? · Does each format count separately? · What was the limit before? · What happens when you hit it? · How do you plan a series or a launch? KDP states the rule on its [Paperback Submission Guidelines](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950) and [Create a Book](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740) help pages, and announced it on the KDP Community forum in [“Update on KDP Title Creation Limits”](https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/KDP-Title-Creation-Limits-Update?language=en_US). Here is what it means in practice: which books count, what happens at the limit, and how to plan around it. ## What counts as a new title? In KDP, a title is one format of one book: the Kindle eBook, the paperback and the hardcover of the same story are three titles in your Bookshelf. A new title now counts twice, under two separate limits: once in the week you *create* it, and once in the week you first *submit* it for publication. A book you create and publish in the same week uses one slot of each that week. ## Is there also a submission limit? (since October 5, 2026) Yes. KDP’s [Create a Book](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740) help page now lists two limits: a creation limit of “up to 2 titles per book format each week” and a submission limit of “up to 2 new titles per book format each week, counted the first time you submit a title for publication”. KDP adds that the submission limit includes titles previously saved as drafts, that updates to titles you have already submitted don’t count, and that the two limits are separate, apply to each format and reset every Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC. The help page gives no start date: KDP added the submission limit to its Community post as an update dated October 5, 2026. ## Do drafts, published books or new editions count? - **Drafts count when you first submit them.** A draft you create now uses a creation slot that week, then a submission slot the week you submit it. Drafts created before September 21, 2026 don’t count toward the current creation limit, but they still count toward the submission limit when you first submit them, so a backlog of drafts goes out at 2 per format per week. - **Published titles don’t count.** Neither limit applies to titles you already submitted: updates to them don’t count against the submission limit, and the creation limit only applies to new titles. - **Small updates don’t count.** Fixing typos or making small corrections to a published title is an update of that title, not a new one. - **A new edition counts.** KDP’s help on titles and editions says you create a new edition by creating a new title. It treats significant changes as a new edition, for example a new title or primary author, a new ISBN, a different trim size or ink and paper, or a manuscript change that moves the page count by more than 10%. ## Does each format count separately? Yes. KDP’s FAQ says the limit applies to eBook (Kindle), paperback and hardcover, with 2 titles per format per week, and its Create a Book page says both limits, creation and submission, apply separately to each format. Publishing one book in all three formats uses one title in each format, so you can still create and submit 2 complete books a week, or up to 6 new titles across the 3 formats. ## What was the limit before? The same help page said 10 titles per book format each week, and invited publishers who expected to create a large number of titles to contact KDP about an exception. That is the wording in the [Internet Archive copy of August 24, 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260824064339/https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950). The current page gives the 2-per-format creation and submission limits and no longer mentions an exception. ## What happens when you hit it? KDP’s FAQ says to try again after the weekly limit resets, on Sundays at 12:00 AM UTC: at the creation limit, the new title waits until then; at the submission limit, the finished draft does. The other formats keep their own counts: hitting the paperback limit doesn’t stop you from creating or submitting a Kindle eBook. ## How do you plan a series or a launch around it? - **Batch by week.** Both limits restart every Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC, so plan in Sunday-to-Saturday batches of 2 titles per format, created and submitted in the same week. - **Use eBook pre-orders for a series.** A Kindle eBook can go on pre-order up to 18 months before its release date (for pre-orders created since September 2, 2026), with up to 10 active pre-orders at a time and the final file due 72 hours before release. Each pre-order is still a new title, created in the week you set it up. - **Schedule print releases.** Paperbacks and hardcovers can’t be pre-ordered, but a new print book can get a release date up to 90 days ahead, so a whole series can be created over several weeks and go on sale together. - **Create a title in KDP the week you can submit it.** A draft set up weeks ahead saves nothing: it still waits for a submission slot. Files you prepare elsewhere count toward neither limit. A book made with kdpbook, for example, uses a creation slot when its KDP title is created (by you, or by the kdpbook Publisher extension on a paid plan) and a submission slot when you click Publish. Before each upload, run the [KDP publishing checklist](https://kdpbook.io/guides/kdp-publishing-checklist), and declare AI-generated content as the [AI disclosure guide](https://kdpbook.io/guides/kdp-ai-content-disclosure) explains. For KDP’s other rules on AI books, read [Can you publish and sell AI-generated books on Amazon KDP? The 2026 rules](https://kdpbook.io/guides/can-you-publish-ai-generated-books-on-kdp). Sources (checked 2026-10-15): - [KDP Help: Create a Book (title creation and submission limits)](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740) - [KDP Community: Update on KDP Title Creation Limits – October 2026 (submission limit added October 5, 2026)](https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/KDP-Title-Creation-Limits-Update?language=en_US) - [KDP Help: Paperback Submission Guidelines](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950) - [KDP Help: Paperback Submission Guidelines, archived August 24, 2026 (Internet Archive)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260824064339/https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950) - [KDP Help: Book Titles & Editions](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GW7J4WEKBVU25YEC) - [KDP Help: Kindle eBook Pre-Order](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201499380) - [KDP Help: Schedule a Release](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GDTMGBCWHAY35NK4) ## Questions Q: How many books can you publish on KDP per week? A: 2 new titles per format: KDP lets you create 2 new titles per format each week and, since October 5, 2026, submit 2 new titles per format for publication. That's 2 Kindle eBooks, 2 paperbacks and 2 hardcovers, so 2 complete books a week if every book comes in all three formats. Q: Is there a limit on publishing, not just creating? A: Yes. Since October 5, 2026, KDP's submission limit allows 2 new titles per book format each week, counted the first time you submit a title for publication. It is separate from the creation limit (2 new titles per format each week): a book created and published in the same week uses one slot of each. Q: Do drafts count toward the KDP submission limit? A: Yes, when you first submit them. KDP's Create a Book help page says the submission limit includes titles previously saved as drafts. A new draft also used a creation slot in the week you created it; drafts created before September 21, 2026 count only at their first submission. Updates to titles you already submitted don't count. Q: When does the KDP weekly title limit reset? A: Every Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC, for both the creation and the submission limit, according to KDP's Create a Book help page. Q: Does updating a published book count toward the limit? A: No. KDP says the limit only applies to creating new titles, and existing or published titles aren't affected. A new edition is different: KDP has you set it up as a new title, so it uses one of the week's titles in its format. Q: Can I ask KDP for an exception to the title limit? A: Before September 21, 2026, the KDP help page invited publishers who expected to create many titles to ask for an exception. The current page states the 2-per-format creation and submission limits and no longer mentions an exception.