Amazon.com Kentucky Manufacturing & Distribution Center, normally represented as "Amazon.com kydc, Lexington, KY" on releases and registered as "Amazon.com.kydc.llc" is an on-demand manufacturer of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. Amazon announced that this service would commence via a press release on September 19th, 2006.
Please note that they do not currently manufacture silver-backed CD or DVD discs (only CD-Rs and DVD-Rs) and they are not technically a record label.
As items are frequently purchased under the "CD" and "DVD" sections of the website, the often-subtle disclaimer on the release page is frequently missed, meaning customers often buy the CD-R or DVD-R but think they are getting a standard CD or DVD. As such, care must be taken. If the release credits "Amazon.com kydc" in the majority of cases it is a CD-R or DVD-R and not a CD or DVD (with no exceptions reported thus far).
From Amazon.com:
CD-R's and DVD-R's (the "R" stands for "recordable") look like the discs you're used to and offer the same audio and image quality. This recordable media is used to manufacture titles on demand, as fully authorized by the content provider.
Through manufacturing on demand, CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com group of companies, enables Amazon.com to offer music and video content that might not otherwise be available. Each disc comes fully packaged, with artwork, in a standard jewel case for audio, and an Amaray case for video, although for reissued products the artwork may differ from the original.
CreateSpace works with many of the leading music labels, television networks, film studios, and other distributors to make these titles available to Amazon.com customers. All products are manufactured from original source materials (e.g., for audio products, uncompressed CD-quality audio).
By eliminating inventory, waste, and inefficiencies in the distribution system, on-demand manufacturing provides the added benefit of helping preserve the environment.
When shopping, you'll see CD-R or DVD-R on the product detail page for such products.