Q. How much does an author make per eBook on Amazon?
eBook Royalties Calculation The royalty rate you get paid from Amazon for eBooks is 70% of the retail price if the price of your eBook is between $2.99 and $9.99. If your book is priced between $0.01 and $2.98 or greater than $9.99, you get paid 35% royalties.
Q. How much does Amazon take if you publish a book?
Authors get royalties of 35% to 70% of the sale price, depending on whether the book is sold on KDP or through another Amazon service called KDP Select (more about that below).
Q. Does Amazon own my eBook?
When publishing a book on Amazon, you, as the author, technically own the copyright. You are “licensing” Amazon to distribute and sell your book under that company’s terms and conditions.
Q. Do authors get paid less for ebooks?
Authors and publishers pay almost all the overhead costs upfront, including editing, copy editing, and layout. Even if a publisher or writer has to pay for professional ebook layout services, it can significantly lower the production costs. But ebooks don’t have any of those limitations.
Q. How much does KDP take?
KDP offers a fixed 60% royalty rate on paperbacks sold on Amazon marketplaces where KDP supports paperback distribution. Your royalty is 60% of your list price. We then subtract printing costs, which depend on page count, ink type, and the Amazon marketplace your paperback was ordered from.
Q. How long does KDP take to print a book?
Titles are typically reviewed and published within 24 to 72 hours.
Q. Can I sell my Amazon book on my own website?
There’s one other option here: You could sell both on your own site and Amazon. Amazon has some rules about when you can sell your work elsewhere, but so long as you adhere to those, you could give your community several options for getting their hands on your books.
Q. How much do KDP authors make?
Regardless of participation in KDP Select, authors who self-publish on Amazon through KDP also earn a 70 percent royalty on books priced between $2.99 and $9.99, and a 35 percent royalty on books that cost more or less than that.
Q. How do I sell my eBook on Amazon?
Here are the steps to publish an eBook:
- Write your eBook.
- Create an Amazon KDP account.
- Format your eBook for publishing.
- Add your eBook details.
- Choose keywords & categories.
- Select an eBook publishing date.
- Upload your eBook files.
- Publish your eBook.
