Amazon KDP Print Cost Calculator

Amazon deducts the cost of manufacturing each paperback before it pays you anything. Knowing that figure is what turns a list price from a guess into a decision, because it sets the floor beneath which a book cannot be sold at all.

Printing is not charged as a flat rate per page. Short books are charged a single fixed fee regardless of length, and longer books switch to a fixed fee plus a per-page rate. The page count where that switch happens differs between black-and-white and colour interiors.

Worked example, using this calculator on a black-and-white US paperback at a regular trim size: a 60-page book and a 110-page book both cost 2.30 US dollars to print, because both sit in the fixed tier. At 111 pages the fixed-plus-per-page formula begins and the cost becomes 2.332; by 200 pages it is 3.40 and by 300 pages 4.60.

How to use Amazon KDP Print Cost Calculator

  1. Enter the interior page count of the book you intend to upload.
  2. Choose the ink type: black and white, standard colour or premium colour.
  3. Select the paper stock and trim size you plan to order.
  4. Pick the marketplace you want the estimate for, since manufacturing is priced per region.
  5. Read the printing cost per copy, then carry it into a royalty calculation to see what is left.

What Amazon KDP Print Cost Calculator does

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is a 60-page book the same price to print as a 110-page book?

Both fall inside the fixed tier, where one fee covers manufacturing regardless of length. For black ink the fixed tier runs through page 110 in most marketplaces, and through page 108 on Amazon.com.au; past that a per-page rate is added.

Does this figure include Amazon's commission?

No. This is manufacturing only. What Amazon retains as its share is applied separately, which is why the royalty calculator subtracts print cost from your royalty rather than from your list price.

Why does the same book cost a different amount in each marketplace?

Books are manufactured regionally and priced in local currency at local rates. The figures are not a currency conversion of the US price.

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