Calculate your Amazon KDP ebook royalties instantly. Compare 35% vs 70% options across all marketplaces.
Amazon KDP offers two royalty options for ebook authors: 35% and 70%. The 35% option is available at any price point with no delivery cost deducted. The 70% option is available for books priced between $2.99 and $9.99 (US), but Amazon deducts a delivery fee based on file size before calculating your royalty. Books must be enrolled in KDP Select to qualify for the 70% rate on most marketplaces.
For most ebooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99, the 70% royalty option earns significantly more per sale, even after the delivery fee. The 35% option makes more sense for books priced below $2.99 (like short reads or loss leaders) or above $9.99 (premium non-fiction). Use this calculator to compare both options for your specific price point and marketplace.
The delivery fee for the 70% royalty option is based on your ebook file size. To minimize this cost: compress images before adding them to your manuscript, use JPEG instead of PNG for photographs, avoid embedding fonts unnecessarily, and use Kindle Create or Calibre to optimize your final file. A typical fiction ebook without images is 0.5-2 MB, while a non-fiction book with images might be 3-10 MB.
Royalty rates and price ranges vary by marketplace. Some Amazon stores have different minimum and maximum prices for the 70% royalty option. This calculator includes accurate data for all major Amazon marketplaces worldwide, so you can optimize your pricing for each region independently.
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