See Section 2: Gather Your Resources for more information about ISBNs. ISBNs for e-books are entered in a different part of the process.

If you are not brining your own ISBN, Amazon will assign one for you. An Amazon-assigned ISBN can not be used outside of Amazon.

A screenshot from the KDP publishing process. The heading is 'ISBN' and there are two options.

Option 1: Get a free KDP ISBN.
Option 2: Add your own ISBN.

If you are bringing your own ISBN, copy and paste it into the relevant box.

Enter the imprint name exactly as it appears in your ISBN registration. Again, copy and paste to reduce the potential for errors. If you are using the ISBN provided by Amazon, you can leave this section blank.

A screenshot from the KDP publishing process. The heading is 'ISBN' and the second option, 'Add your own ISBN' has been selected. 

There are spaces to input the ISBN and the publisher.

Continue to the next lesson to learn about Amazon’s Print Options for hardbacks and paperbacks.