Changing your author name · Non-Fiction Author Lab

Changing your author name

I was given a recommendation to use a middle name in my author name and to keep this standard across my website, social media, etc. so Google searches put me at the top and AI recognizes me with the full name. Others with my first and last name get more visibility on Google, which is why it was suggested to add my middle name. This would help to improve my branding.

However, this means changing my name on KDP. I would have to unpublish my book and republish my book with my updated name. This means I would lose the four reviews I currently have with the current name.

Any suggestions for how to change my name in the most painless way possible especially on KDP and Ingram Spark?

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Changing your author name