Is KDP Select Worth It? Exclusive vs Selling Wide
KDP Select is Amazon's optional programme for ebooks. You sell the ebook only on Amazon for 90 days at a time. In return you can use promotion tools and earn from Kindle Unlimited page reads.
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KDP Royalty Calculator: How Your Royalty Is Worked Out
A KDP royalty is a share of the list price. For paperbacks and hardcovers, KDP pays 60% of the list price minus the printing cost.
KDP Paperback Printing Cost and Royalty Explained (2026)
How Amazon KDP works out the printing cost of a paperback, which royalty tier you land in, and how to find the lowest price you can set.
KDP Ebook Royalty: 35% vs 70% and Delivery Costs
KDP offers a 35% and a 70% ebook royalty option. See who qualifies for 70%, how delivery cost is deducted and what a sale pays in practice.
How to Price a Paperback So It Still Pays You
Three worked examples show how list price, page count and trim size change what a KDP paperback pays, and where one cent makes a big difference.