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KDP Printing Cost & Royalty Calculator

Estimate printing costs, list prices, and royalties across all KDP marketplaces

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Book Specifications

Expanded Distribution Makes your book available to retailers, bookstores, libraries, and academic institutions beyond Amazon (via Ingram). Your royalty rate drops from 60% โ†’ 40%, and your minimum list price rises. Useful for maximum reach, but earns less per Amazon sale.
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Calculation Formula
Printing Cost = Fixed Cost + (Pages x Per-Page Cost)
Royalty = (Royalty Rate x List Price) – Printing Cost
Estimates only. Figures are for planning purposes. White and Cream paper share identical printing costs. Groundwood paper (Beta) is 5% cheaper to print than white/cream paper. Standard Color unavailable on Amazon.co.jp & Amazon.com.au. Hardcover unavailable on Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.ca & Amazon.com.au. Expanded Distribution is for paperback only. Currency conversions use approximate exchange rates – set your actual per-marketplace prices in your KDP dashboard.

Primary Market Results

Select a marketplace and enter page count

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Enter your book details to see printing cost and royalty estimates.

Our free KDP Printing Cost & Royalty Calculator will help you choose the best options to make your book more profitable. We are the only calculator that includes pricing for Groundwood Paper books as well as Expanded Distribution pricing.