A behind-the-scenes look at how I fought Amazon KDP to make sure the right version of my book reached readers.

I thought the hard part was over. I’d written A Fierce Allegiance, edited it within an inch of its life, uploaded the final version to Amazon KDP, and approved a perfect proof copy on June 28, 2025. It was exactly what I’d envisioned—clean pages, crisp cover, the book I’d worked so hard to create.

Then I ordered my author copies.

What arrived was wrong.

The version Ama...