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Amazon KDP Royalty Calculator

Calculate KDP royalties for 35% and 70% ebooks (minus delivery costs) and 60% print books (minus printing costs).

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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.

Fee figures are stored in our static fee table and change over time. Confirm current rates against the platform's official fee page before relying on them.

What this tool does

KDP pays ebook royalties under two options: 35% of the list price (excluding VAT), or 70% of the list price minus a per-unit delivery cost based on file size, in eligible territories. Print books pay up to 60% of the list price minus the printing cost, which is a fixed charge plus a per-page charge for your page count.

How to use the Amazon KDP Royalty Calculator

  1. Choose the format and royalty option.
  2. Enter your list price and units sold.
  3. For the 70% ebook option, enter your file size; for print, enter the printing cost parts and page count from KDP's tables.
  4. Read your royalty per sale and in total.

Formula

70%: (P × 0.70 − MB × $0.15) × U;  35%: P × 0.35 × U;  Print: (P × 0.60 − F − pages × c) × U
P
List price excluding VAT
U
Units sold
F, c
Print fixed cost and per-page cost

Worked example

100 sales of a $9.99 ebook with a 3 MB file on the 70% option.

Inputs

  • Format & royalty optioneBook — 70% option (minus delivery)
  • List price$9.99
  • Units sold100
  • eBook file size (MB) — 70% option3

Result

  • Total royalty$654.30
  • Royalty per sale$6.54
  • Amazon keeps (per sale)$3.45

Results explained

Total royalty
Your earnings across all units entered.
Royalty per sale
What one copy earns after delivery or printing costs.

Frequently asked questions

On the 70% ebook option, a $9.99 book with a 3 MB file earns about $6.54 per sale after the roughly $0.45 delivery cost. The 35% option pays $3.50 on the same book with no delivery deduction.

When your book is priced outside the 70% band, sold in a territory where 70% isn't offered, or has a very large file (e.g. image-heavy) whose delivery cost would eat the higher rate.

A per-sale charge based on file size under the 70% option — around $0.15 per MB in the US store, varying by marketplace. Amazon cites an average of roughly $0.06 per unit across all books.

60% of the list price minus the printing cost. Printing cost is a fixed per-book charge plus page count times a per-page rate, both set by trim size, ink and paper in KDP's print cost tables.

Print royalties differ for expanded distribution channels, and ebook royalties are calculated on the price actually paid. Check the royalty line in your KDP reports for a specific sale.