My Book Is Stuck in Review or Publishing

Find out whether your book is really stuck — and what to do next.

One problem · one clear fix · step-by-step

Find out whether your book is genuinely stuck or still moving through KDP’s normal review and publishing process.

What Draft, In Review, Publishing and Live mean. Why a Live book may not appear in search immediately. When to wait, when to investigate and what information to prepare before contacting KDP.

Where to go if the delay is in IngramSpark’s own processing rather than KDP’s.

A fillable PDF: tick the checklists and type into the worksheets on screen, or print it and work on paper. It links to the relevant official KDP Help pages so you can verify current requirements before acting.

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