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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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