KDP Royalty Calculator
What a Kindle ebook or a paperback actually earns per sale on Amazon.com. Every rate, price band and delivery cost comes from the Amazon KDP record in the Publishing Database, with the date it was last checked.
What you earn per sale
70% optionPays more
$3.28
70% of $4.99 after a $0.30 delivery cost.
- Author net:
- 66%
- Delivery fee:
- 6%
- Platform & retail share:
- 28%
35% option
$1.75
35% of $4.99, with no delivery cost.
- Author net:
- 35%
- Platform & retail share:
- 65%
Conditions on the 70% option: List price $2.99–$12.99 on Amazon.com. The price band widened from $2.99–$9.99 on 7 July 2026. Available only in listed territories, and the list price must be at least 20% below the list price of any physical edition on Amazon. Books enrolled in KDP Select also earn 70% in Brazil, Japan, Mexico and India; unenrolled books earn 35% there. Titles consisting primarily of public-domain content are limited to 35%.
Per sale on Amazon.com, in USD. Rates, price bands and the delivery cost come from the Amazon KDP record, verified 26 October 2026.
What this does and does not include
- The Amazon.com marketplace only, in USD. Other Amazon stores set their own price bands and delivery costs.
- Royalty per sale. Kindle+ page reads are paid separately, from a monthly fund, and are not included.
- Printing cost is yours to enter, from KDP’s own pricing page, because it varies with page count, ink, trim size and marketplace.