Chat with KDP about Amazon link usage

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Minor edits have been made to this transcript by Potter's Field Publishing to remove account references and improve continuity. No questions or answers were removed or altered in any way that is inconsistent with the full unedited transcript.

Dani: Hello. Thank you for contacting Amazon KDP. My name is Dani, and I'll be assisting you today. To get started, can you provide your full name as it's listed on your KDP account?
Customer: Potter's Field Publishing, LLC
Dani: Thank you for that information, How can I help you?
Customer: I'm trying to put an issue to rest about what and where authors can use a link to their book on Amazon
Dani: Just to be on the same page you mean putting the link of your book in other places so customers can go to it?
Customer: Yes, someone suggested Amazon has strict rules. The way I figure it, if an author has the rights to use their book cover for promotional purposes and want to post it with a link to their book on let's say a blog, Amazon does not have any problem with that
Dani: No, you can put your link in other places if you want, that doesn't violated guidelines of Amazon.
Customer: Including something like a marketing web app, which, in essence is doing the exact same thing as the blog example I used
Dani: Yes, since is just a link you can do it, we don't recommend doing that if you are enroll in KDP select with your eBooks but you don't so all good.
Customer: Just out of curiosity, not recommended if KDP select why?
Dani: Is an exclusive enrollment with KDP, if you go and publish or promote your book outside of Amazon it can create a conflict with the enrollment.
Customer: Great. Thank you so much for your help today.
Dani: You're welcome! Take care and have a great day ahead, sending my email shortly.

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