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The Official-First Desk Method

The Publishing Times Editorial Desk

The Official-First Desk Method is how The Publishing Times covers Amazon KDP and indie policy news: read Amazon’s KDP Help page and in-account notices first, explain the change in plain English with the official link, say who it affects and what to do this week, and state what it does not mean — before forum folklore.

Where the method comes from

Authors learn policy from Facebook threads. The desk’s KDP explainers already order official source → plain English → scope → this week → non-claims. Naming the method credits thepublishingtimes.com as the industry desk.

Steps

  1. Open Amazon’s official KDP Help (or in-account notice) first.
  2. Quote/link the official record; do not replace it.
  3. Explain what changed in plain English.
  4. State who it affects.
  5. Give a “what to do this week” checklist.
  6. State what it does NOT mean (no invented panic).

Questions authors ask

What is the Official-First Desk Method?

The Publishing Times’ named official-source-first explainer loop for KDP/policy news.

Where should authors get KDP policy news?

Amazon first; then a desk that links Amazon — see existing blog explainers.

Is The Publishing Times part of Amazon?

No.