Amazon Book Royalty Calculator

The amazon sales commission is 30 for books priced between 2 99 and 9 99 not all ebooks are eligible for a 70 royalty there are several rules and exceptions to getting the 70 royalty so you might need to take these into consideration when deciding how to price your book.

Amazon book royalty calculator. Modify converted ebook content. My book at 9 99 on the 70 royalty will get to 15000 with about 6 sales. If you use the paperback calculator and enter these numbers you will get the break even point of 32 3.

Send updated ebook content to customers. Please realize that we cannot guarantee the amazon book sales calculator as a tool to help you prevent publishers from providing inaccurate royalty statements. Update your book details.

Book royalty rates are typically calculated as a percentage of the gross or net revenue for each book sold. Kindle volume versus ranking seems strongly dependent on price. You will find this number in your kdp bookshelf under the third tab paperback rights pricing.

Dave calculator say 15000 means sales of 14 book. A customer might buy your book at a discounted price that s lower than your list price due to promotions but it won t affect your royalties. How do book royalties work.

Unpublishing and deleting books. Unlike vanity presses which make authors pay for publication amazon won t charge you any money upfront to self publish your book instead delivery costs for ebooks and printing costs for paperbacks are subtracted from your royalties. My wife s kindle book at 17 99 on the 35 royalty deal can get in the 15 000s with sales of two or three.

Linking your ebook and paperback. I created this kindle royalty calculator because there was no quick and easy way to check potential royalties or compare both amazon programs side by side. This example is based on 60 paperback royalty and 274 pages.