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ROYALTY calculator.
What you actually earn per copy — Amazon KDP ebook and paperback (published US rates) and an IngramSpark estimate, side by side.
55% reaches more bookstores; 40% pays you more per copy.
US marketplace · B&W paperback, white paper. KDP figures use Amazon's published formulas; IngramSpark print cost is an estimate — confirm in their own calculator before pricing.
Per-copy earnings
KDP ebook · 70%
after $0.12 delivery fee
$3.37
KDP ebook · 35%
any price, no delivery fee
$1.75
KDP paperback
60% × list − $4.60 print cost
$4.39
IngramSpark (est.)
45% of list − ≈$5.55 print
$1.20
If you sell 100 copies
Ebook · 70%
$337.30
Ebook · 35%
$174.65
Paperback (KDP)
$439.40
IngramSpark (est.)
$119.55
All-ebook or all-print totals, so you can compare — most authors sell a mix of both.
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