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Self-publishing royalty rates

KDP pays 35 percent, or 70 percent minus delivery, on an ebook. From 7 July 2026 the Amazon.com 70 percent band is 2.99 to 12.99 USD. Print pays 60 percent or 50 percent of list price, then minus printing cost. Draft2Digital states about 10 percent of the retail price. The rate table is below.

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On Amazon.com, from 7 July 2026, the 70% ebook band is 2.99 to 12.99 USD, and outside a 70% band KDP pays 35%. Paperback and hardcover pay 60% or 50% of list price, then minus printing cost.

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  1. KDP ebooks pay 35%, or 70% minus delivery in a 70% territory. From 7 July 2026 the Amazon.com 70% band is 2.99 to 12.99 USD.[343][344]
  2. Paperback and hardcover pay 60% or 50% of list price, then minus printing cost. Expanded Distribution is 40% minus printing cost.[345][346]
  3. KDP pays about 60 days after the reporting month, or 90 days for Expanded Distribution. No direct-deposit minimum is stated.[347]
  4. IngramSpark's example pays 5.74 USD on a 20 USD list price after a 53% discount and a 3.66 USD print cost. Ebooks pay 85% of net revenue.[357][358]
  5. Draft2Digital states about 10% of retail price, and, separately, about 45% of list price minus printing cost. It does not combine those lines.[364]

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What royalty rate does each platform state?

These rates are not one math problem. KDP's ebook rate applies to list price, with delivery deducted only on the 70 percent option. Print rates apply to list price and then subtract printing cost. IngramSpark pays the wholesale price minus print cost. Draft2Digital's 10 percent sentence and its print sentence are separate. Checked 15 October 2026.[343][344][345][346][357][358][364]

Self-publishing royalty rates from the official pages
Platform and formatRate the page statesA worked figure on that page
KDP ebook35 percent, or 70 percent minus delivery in a 70 percent territoryFrom 7 July 2026 the Amazon.com 70 percent band is 2.99 to 12.99 USD
KDP paperback or hardcover60 percent of list price at or above the threshold, 50 percent at or below, then minus printing costKDP's example: 15 USD list and a 5.00 USD print cost pays 4.00 USD at 60 percent
KDP Expanded Distribution40 percent of that channel's list price, minus printing costPaid on the 90-day schedule, not the 60-day one
IngramSpark printWholesale price minus print cost. The publisher sets the discount.20.00 USD list, 53 percent discount, 3.66 USD print, 5.74 USD compensation
IngramSpark ebook85 percent of net revenueNo list-price percentage is in that sentence
Draft2DigitalAbout 10 percent of the retail price. Print, separately, about 45 percent of list price minus printing cost.The FAQ does not merge those two sentences into one formula

02

What royalty options does KDP publish for ebooks?

Checked 15 October 2026, KDP offers 35% or 70%. The pricing page, last updated 21 April 2026, states 35% as the rate times (list price minus VAT), with no delivery deduction. The 70% formula is the rate times (list price minus VAT minus delivery), only for a buyer in a listed 70% territory. Other buyers are paid at 35%. You do not have to live in one of those territories. With no price match, the German example is 0.70 times (2.99 EUR minus 0.20 EUR of 7% VAT minus 0.12 EUR delivery) equals 1.87 EUR, on a 1 MB file. A match below the 70% minimum pays 35%. A matched free promotion pays zero. A mostly public-domain book is 35% only. The 70% option also needs a list price at least 20% below any physical edition, in every territory where you have rights. If it stops qualifying, the rate becomes 35% and reported or paid royalties can be adjusted. Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and India pay 70% only in KDP Select, inside the local band.[342][343]

  • The 35% option does not deduct delivery costs. The 70% option does.

03

What list-price ranges and delivery costs apply to the 35% and 70% options?

From 7 July 2026 the Amazon.com 70% band is 2.99 to 12.99 USD. The previous maximum was 9.99 USD. The 2.99 USD minimum and the 35% option are unchanged. Amazon.co.uk is 1.77 to 12.99 GBP, and the euro band is 2.69 to 12.99 EUR. India, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and Australia have their own rows. On Amazon.com the 35% option runs to 200.00 USD. The floor is 0.99 USD under 3 MB, 1.99 USD from 3 MB up to but not including 10 MB, and 2.99 USD at 10 MB or more. Delivery applies only at 70%. File size rounds up to the nearest kilobyte. Amazon.com delivery is 0.15 USD per MB, minimum 0.01 USD. Yen delivery rounds to a whole number, and a yen sale of 10 MB or more has no delivery deduction. Other rates are on the pricing page. An average of 0.06 USD per unit on the royalties page is not the per-MB rate. The wider band does not change delivery costs.[342][343][344]

  • The 0.06 USD figure is an average, not the rate in the formula.

04

What royalty does KDP publish for a paperback and a hardcover?

Checked 15 October 2026, paperback royalty is (rate times list price) minus printing cost: 60% at or above the threshold, 50% at or below. Expanded Distribution is 40% of that channel's list price minus printing cost. Japanese paperbacks cannot enroll. KDP's example, 15 USD list and a 333-page regular-trim black-ink US paperback, is (0.60 times 15) minus 5.00, which equals 4.00 USD. The 5.00 USD is the printing cost in the example. The 50% ceiling and 60% floor are 9.98 and 9.99 USD on Amazon.com, the same pair in EUR on the euro stores named there, 7.98 and 7.99 GBP on Amazon.co.uk, 13.98 and 13.99 CAD and AUD on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.au, 999 and 1,000 JPY on Amazon.co.jp, 39 and 40 PLN on Amazon.pl, and 109 and 110 SEK on Amazon.se. A customer discount does not change the royalty. The Amazon.com paperback maximum is 250 USD. Hardcover uses the same split, states no Expanded Distribution rate, and is not supported on kdp.amazon.co.jp, though the chart still has a Japan row. Sweden there is 98 and 99 SEK. Stated hardcover maximums are 250 USD, 350 CAD, 250 EUR, 250 GBP, 1,200 PLN, and 2,500 SEK. No AUD hardcover maximum is stated.[345][346]

  • The 4.00 USD result uses the 5.00 USD printing cost in KDP's example.

05

How does IngramSpark describe publisher compensation, and when does it pay?

User guide 3.3, dated 24 August 2026 and checked 15 October 2026, pays the wholesale price minus print cost. The publisher sets the discount that produces that wholesale price. The guide's example is 20.00 USD list, 53% discount, 9.40 USD wholesale, 3.66 USD print, and 5.74 USD compensation. One sentence times payment at about 90 days after the end of the sale month. Another says 90 days from the end of the month sales are reported. Minimums are none for USD ACH to a US bank and for GBP BACS to a UK bank, 30.00 USD for PayPal, 25.00 CAD for ACH to a Canadian bank, 25.00 EUR for BACS to a eurozone bank, and 25.00 AUD for BACS to an Australian bank, not a New Zealand bank. A short month waits for the running total. Ebooks pay 85% of net revenue received. A January ebook sale is paid in the first week of June. The 1 February 2026 rate card adds a global distribution fee of 1.875% of local list price. The 5.74 USD example does not include that fee.[357][358][362]

  • The 1.875% fee is on the rate card, not in the 5.74 USD example.

06

What does Draft2Digital state about its share and its payment schedule?

The FAQ, checked 15 October 2026, says commission equates to approximately 10% of the retail price of every book sale. A separate print sentence says you can expect about 45% of list price minus printing cost. The FAQ does not merge those into one formula, and calculator figures are estimates. A new account pays a non-refundable 20 USD activation fee. An account that earns less than 100 USD a year pays 12 USD a year for maintenance, unless it has no titles in distribution. Minimums are 10 USD for direct deposit, 20 USD for international direct deposit, 20 USD for Payoneer, 10 USD for PayPal, and 100 USD for a check. Payment is monthly once the threshold is met.[364][365]

  • The 10% sentence and the 45% print sentence stay separate.

07

When does each platform say it pays, and what thresholds does it state?

KDP pays every month, about 60 days after the reporting month, or 90 days for Expanded Distribution, once a threshold is met. January is paid at the end of March and December at the end of February. Direct deposit can take 1 to 5 business days, or 7 to 10 if the bank is in India. The page also says wire can take 5 to 10 days, a check up to 30 days, and, separately, that checks may take 2 to 4 weeks while EFT or wire may take 1 to 5 business days. Only wire and check have a stated minimum. No direct-deposit minimum is printed. After withholding, wire is 100 USD on Amazon.com and Amazon.in, 100 GBP on Amazon.co.uk, 100 EUR on Amazon.de, .es, .fr, .it, and .nl, 100 CAD on Amazon.ca, 1,000 MXN on Amazon.com.mx, and 10,000 yen on Amazon.co.jp. Wire is not offered on Amazon.com.br, .com.au, .pl, or .se. Check is 100 USD on Amazon.com and Amazon.com.br, 100 GBP on Amazon.co.uk, and 100 EUR on those euro stores. Check is not offered on Amazon.ca, .com.mx, .co.jp, .in, .com.au, .pl, or .se. Draft2Digital pays on or around the 15th after the store pays: usually 30 to 60 days after month end for ebooks and audiobooks, and up to 90 days for print. A 1 January sale paid by the store on 1 March is sent on 15 March. None of these pages states how many copies a book will sell.[347][357][364]

  • KDP states no number for a direct-deposit minimum.

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