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Getting Started
Sign up, set up your author profile, and ship your first book.
- Can I move my books to Chiify from KDP or another distributor?Yes — you can move books to Chiify from Amazon KDP, Draft2Digital, or any aggregator. Here is how to switch cleanly without losing sales or reviews.
- Chiify vs uploading to each store yourself: which is better?Going direct to each store means many accounts, formats, and payments. Chiify is one upload, one dashboard, one payout to 400+ stores. Here's the trade-off.
- Creating your Chiify accountStep-by-step: how to register, verify your email, and set up your author profile.
- How do I sign up and get approved on Chiify?Create your Chiify account, verify your email, set up your author profile, and get approved to start publishing — usually within 24–48 hours.
- How long does book review take on Chiify?Most books are reviewed within 24–48 hours. After approval, each store lists on its own schedule. Here's the timeline and what can slow it down.
- Is Chiify exclusive, or can I sell my books elsewhere too?Chiify is fully non-exclusive. You keep 100% copyright and can sell the same book through other services or your own site. Here's how that works.
- Tour of your Chiify dashboardAn overview of every section of the Chiify author dashboard.
- What are the requirements to be accepted on Chiify?Be a real author publishing original work you own, with a clean file and complete metadata. Here's exactly what Chiify checks before approval.
- What does my book's status mean?Draft, In review, Approved, Delivered, Live, Blocked — each status tells you exactly where your book is. Here's what every one means and what to do.
- What is Chiify?Chiify is a book distribution aggregator for indie authors — one upload reaches 414+ retailers and 50,000+ libraries in 170+ countries.
- What languages and countries does Chiify support?Chiify supports books in many languages and pays authors in 170+ countries via bank, wire, PayPal, or Naira. Here's how reach and payouts work globally.
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