Royalty calculator
Printing cost, royalty and margin for a KDP paperback.
You earn per copy
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- List price
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- Amazon keeps 40%
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- Printing cost
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Lowest price you may set
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Where these numbers come from
Amazon pays a flat 60% of your list price on paperbacks, then deducts the cost of printing the copy. Printing is a fixed charge plus a per-page charge, and both depend on ink and trim.
| Ink and trim | Pages | Cost |
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| Black, regular | 24–110 | $2.30 flat |
| Black, regular | 110–828 | $1.00 + $0.012/page |
| Black, large | 110–828 | $1.00 + $0.017/page |
| Standard colour | 72–600 | $1.00 + $0.0255/page |
| Premium colour | 42–828 | $1.00 + $0.065/page |
Amazon.com marketplace, 2026 rates. Other marketplaces price differently, and Amazon can change these — check your KDP dashboard before setting a price you rely on.