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KDP royalty calculator: free tool for authors
Work out what each sale pays you before you set a price.
Estimate your Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing royalties, printing costs and effective royalty rate for eBooks, paperbacks and hardcovers — across every Amazon marketplace.
Books priced between $2.99 and $9.99 can use the 70% rate, less a delivery charge based on file size.
The 70% plan charges $0.15 per megabyte delivered.
Estimated royalty per sale
$6.84
- List price
- $9.99
- Royalty rate
- 70%
- Delivery charge
- − $0.15
- Effective royalty
- 68.5%
Estimates based on KDP's published US printing costs and royalty plans; other marketplaces are approximated. Confirm figures in your KDP dashboard before setting a price.
How Amazon royalties are worked out
eBooks
Kindle eBooks earn a 35% or 70% royalty on the list price. The 70% rate is available only inside each marketplace's price band (US $2.99–$9.99) and deducts a delivery charge based on your file size, so a large, image-heavy book can earn more on the 35% plan.
Paperbacks and hardcovers
Print books earn 60% of the list price on Amazon, less the cost of printing each copy. Printing cost is a fixed amount plus a per-page charge that depends on ink (black & white, standard color or premium color) and trim size; short books are charged a flat rate. Expanded Distribution to other retailers pays 40% less printing.
Minimum list price
Amazon will not accept a list price below the point where your royalty would be negative, so the calculator shows the minimum price for your page count — and a warning when your price is below it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What authors ask about Kindle and print royalties.
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US printing costs follow KDP's published schedule. Other marketplaces are approximated from the US figures, so treat them as an estimate and confirm in your KDP dashboard before setting a price.
The 70% plan deducts a delivery charge per megabyte of your file. For a large illustrated eBook at a low price, that charge can outweigh the higher percentage.
KDP treats a book as large trim if it is wider than 6.12 in (155 mm) or taller than 9 in (229 mm). Large trims cost more per page to print.
No. It estimates the royalty Amazon reports per sale before any tax withholding, and before returns or promotional discounts.
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