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KDP Royalty Calculator
Know your net before you publish.

See your exact net royalty for ebook, paperback, and hardcover — across 6 Amazon marketplaces. Accounts for printing costs, delivery fees, and royalty tiers.

Calculator

Your KDP royalty estimate

Select your format and marketplace, enter your price — results update instantly.

Pricing & Settings
Royalty Rate
70%
Net Per Sale
$3.05
Delivery Fee
$0.30
Monthly sales: copies
Monthly Est.
$305
Annual Est.
$3,660
Print Cost
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At $4.99 in the US market, your ebook qualifies for the 70% royalty tier ($2.99–$9.99). A $0.30 delivery fee applies based on your 2.0 MB file size.
How It Works

Three steps to your exact royalty

The calculator mirrors KDP's actual royalty formulas — no guesswork.

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Choose your format

Select Ebook, Paperback, or Hardcover. Each uses different KDP royalty formulas — ebooks use 35%/70% tiers; print uses 60% minus printing cost.

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Set your price

Enter your list price and marketplace. The calculator automatically applies the correct royalty tier, delivery fee, and printing cost for that market.

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See your royalty

Get your net royalty per sale, your monthly estimate, and your annual projection. Adjust the monthly sales input to model different scenarios.

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Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

Everything authors ask about KDP royalties.

What is the KDP 70% royalty rate?
Amazon KDP pays 70% royalties on ebooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99 in supported marketplaces, minus a delivery fee of $0.15 per MB of file size. Books outside that range earn 35% with no delivery fee.
How much does KDP paperback printing cost?
KDP paperback printing costs $0.85 plus $0.012 per page for black-and-white interior in the US market. For a 300-page book, printing costs $4.45, so a $14.99 list price yields around $4.54 net royalty.
Do I earn royalties on KDP Unlimited (KENP) reads?
Yes — KU page reads earn the current KENP rate (around $0.00452 per page read as of 2025). These are separate from your per-sale royalties and are paid from the KDP Select Global Fund each month.
What marketplaces does this calculator support?
This calculator covers the US, UK, DE (Germany), CA (Canada), AU (Australia), and FR (France) marketplaces with the correct royalty rates and printing costs for each. Other markets use US rates by default.
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