KDP Pricing & Royalties
Work out exactly what each paperback earns, use the $9.99 royalty jump, and price against your niche.
Many new publishers price low to get sales and earn almost nothing per copy. This course shows the exact math KDP uses for paperbacks: printing cost by page count, ink and trim size, the 50% and 60% royalty rates, minimum list prices, Expanded Distribution and prices in other marketplaces. You will check real numbers in KDP's public calculator and price a real example against its niche. A built-in calculator gives you printing cost and royalty for any black or color paperback on Amazon.com.
What you get
- 7 short lessons with screenshots of KDP's printing cost table and official calculator
- The royalty formula and the $9.99 point where the rate goes from 50% to 60%
- Printing cost by page count, ink and trim size, and the free 110-page sweet spot
- A real example: the same book earns $1.16 at $7.99 and $3.15 at $9.99
- How to price against the books in your niche
- Why Expanded Distribution rarely fits activity and low-content books
- UK and EU thresholds and what auto-converted prices can cost you
- Built-in royalty calculator and pricing checklist
Questions
Is this financial or tax advice?
No. It explains how KDP calculates printing costs and royalties, using KDP's own published figures.
Does it cover eBooks?
No. It focuses on paperbacks, which is how most activity and low-content books are sold.
What if KDP changes its prices?
Each lesson names the official page to recheck, and the course shows you how to verify any number in KDP's calculator.
Is it included in the membership?
Yes. All-Access members get this course and every new course we add.