Pricing Your Ebook On Amazon

When you re uploading using their kdp platform or using an aggregator you can make a very nice 70 of retail i royalty on all sales between the prices of 2 99 and 9 99.

Pricing your ebook on amazon. See details on timelines for new publications and updates to published books. If your book on amazon is 2 99 you get 70 of 2 99 or about 2 09. But with the advent of subscription reading i would have to say that free ebooks are not nearly as successful nowadays in gaining real book sales.

Kristen your 1st pricing strategy obviously works just picked up 2 of your kindle books the timing is perfection in motion. As a general rule the sweet spot to set the retail pricing for ebooks is between 2 99 and 5 99. Choose edit ebook pricing.

Outside of their price box 2 99 9 99 they re only going to give you 35. Other factors such as delivery costs and the country or territory an ebook is purchased in affect your actual royalties. Price radically affects royalty rate on amazon s kdp platform.

And of course any ebook over 9 99 is simply overpriced. Amazon will give you a whopping 70 of your e book profit if you price your book how they want you to. I love the topic of pricing so it s no surprise that i m resonating with your take on different pricing strategies for different types of books.

If price matching your digital book results in the amazon price falling below the minimum 70 list price requirement you will earn 35 royalty. Provided you price your book between 2 99 and 9 99 you will be entitled to a 70 royalty less a few cents for distribution costs on each and every sale with the exception of a few countries that are restricted to 35. There is a range of ebook pricing strategies you can apply as well as free ebook campaigns.

If you are selling your book via kindle direct publishing never ever ever price your ebook above 9 99. There is a minimum charge of 0 01 and delivery fees vary by country. There is no delivery fee for books priced below 2 99 or above 9 99.