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  "atlas": "Earning Paths Atlas",
  "id": "amazon-kdp",
  "name": "Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
  "atlas_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/amazon-kdp",
  "markdown_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/amazon-kdp.md",
  "playbook_url": null,
  "license": {
    "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "disclaimer": {
    "de": "Keine Rechts- oder Steuerberatung. Fakten aus den verlinkten Quellen, Stand siehe geprueft_am; vor Entscheidungen Originalquelle prüfen.",
    "en": "No legal or tax advice. Facts from linked sources as of geprueft_am; verify the original source before acting."
  },
  "summary": {
    "id": "amazon-kdp",
    "name": "Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)",
    "url": "https://kdp.amazon.com",
    "category": "self_publishing",
    "category_label": "Self-publishing",
    "summary": "Self-publish e-books, paperbacks and hardcovers on Amazon; royalties per sale.",
    "ai_content": {
      "value": "bedingt",
      "rule": "AI-generated text, images (incl. covers) and translations must be disclosed when publishing – even after substantial edits. AI-assisted content need not be disclosed.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "bot_operation": {
      "value": "unknown",
      "api_upload": null,
      "rule": null,
      "label": "Unknown"
    },
    "human_steps": {
      "count": 2,
      "minutes": 40,
      "estimated": true,
      "steps": [
        "Create KDP account, tax profile and bank account",
        "Upload book, declare AI use, set price"
      ]
    },
    "kyc": {
      "value": "unknown",
      "details": "Tax profile required; KDP help lists identity verification, extent not checked.",
      "label": "Unknown"
    },
    "fees": "E-book royalty 35% or 70% (70% minus delivery costs, only in 70% territories).",
    "payout_minimum": {
      "amount": 0,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "label": "No minimum"
    },
    "payout_methods": [
      "Bank",
      "Cheque"
    ],
    "vat": {
      "value": "platform",
      "details": "Amazon sells to customers; royalty on the price excluding VAT.",
      "label": "Platform (MoR)"
    },
    "top_ban_reason": "Misleading or 'disappointing' content per content guidelines",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-19",
    "source": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390",
    "sources_total": 4,
    "has_playbook": false,
    "has_documented_risks": false
  },
  "raw": {
    "ki_inhalte_erlaubt": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "regel": {
        "de": "KI-generierte Texte, Bilder (auch Cover) und Übersetzungen müssen beim Veröffentlichen angegeben werden – auch nach starker Überarbeitung. KI-unterstützte Inhalte müssen nicht angegeben werden.",
        "en": "AI-generated text, images (incl. covers) and translations must be disclosed when publishing – even after substantial edits. AI-assisted content need not be disclosed."
      }
    },
    "bot_bedienung": null,
    "menschliche_schritte": [
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "KDP-Konto, Steuerprofil und Bankkonto anlegen",
          "en": "Create KDP account, tax profile and bank account"
        },
        "minuten": 20,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      },
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "Buch hochladen, KI-Angabe machen, Preis setzen",
          "en": "Upload book, declare AI use, set price"
        },
        "minuten": 20,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      }
    ],
    "kyc": {
      "erforderlich": null,
      "details": {
        "de": "Steuerprofil Pflicht; die KDP-Hilfe führt eine Identitätsprüfung, Umfang nicht geprüft.",
        "en": "Tax profile required; KDP help lists identity verification, extent not checked."
      }
    },
    "gebuehren": {
      "de": "E-Book-Tantieme 35 % oder 70 % (70 % abzüglich Auslieferungskosten, nur in 70-%-Gebieten).",
      "en": "E-book royalty 35% or 70% (70% minus delivery costs, only in 70% territories)."
    },
    "mindestauszahlung": {
      "betrag": 0,
      "waehrung": "EUR",
      "hinweis": {
        "de": "Überweisung (EFT) ohne Minimum; Wire/Scheck 100 EUR (Amazon.de). Zahlung ca. 60 Tage nach Monatsende.",
        "en": "EFT no minimum; wire/cheque 100 EUR (Amazon.de). Paid about 60 days after month end."
      }
    },
    "auszahlungswege": [
      "Bank",
      "Scheck"
    ],
    "wer_macht_ust": {
      "merchant_of_record": true,
      "abgeleitet": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "Amazon verkauft an Endkunden; Tantieme vom Preis ohne USt.",
        "en": "Amazon sells to customers; royalty on the price excluding VAT."
      }
    },
    "laender_einschraenkungen": {
      "de_moeglich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "Amazon.de ist ein KDP-Marktplatz mit EUR-Schwellen.",
        "en": "Amazon.de is a KDP marketplace with EUR thresholds."
      }
    },
    "bekannte_sperrgruende": [
      {
        "de": "Irreführende oder 'enttäuschende' Inhalte laut Content-Richtlinien",
        "en": "Misleading or 'disappointing' content per content guidelines"
      }
    ],
    "quellen": [
      "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390",
      "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200644210",
      "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201207800",
      "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GK2MKZUL6U3SFBPZ"
    ],
    "geprueft_am": "2026-10-19",
    "hinweise": null,
    "id": "amazon-kdp",
    "name": "Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)",
    "kategorie": "self_publishing",
    "url": "https://kdp.amazon.com",
    "kurzbeschreibung": {
      "de": "E-Books, Taschenbücher und Hardcover selbst bei Amazon veröffentlichen; Tantiemen je Verkauf.",
      "en": "Self-publish e-books, paperbacks and hardcovers on Amazon; royalties per sale."
    },
    "notes": {
      "bot_bedienung": {
        "de": "Kein öffentliches Publishing-API gefunden; Automatisierungsregeln nicht geprüft.",
        "en": "No public publishing API found; automation rules not checked."
      }
    },
    "nicht_zutreffend": []
  }
}