{ "batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_kdp_ebook_royalty_options_territories", "category": "Business", "title": "Amazon KDP: eBook royalty options (35%/70%) and territories", "summary": "KDP offers a 35% and a 70% royalty option for each eBook. The 70% rate applies only when the buyer is in one of the 70% eligible territories, and works that are mainly public domain can only use the 35% option.", "body": "KDP offers a 35% and a 70% royalty option for each eBook. The 70% rate applies only when the buyer is in one of the 70% eligible territories, and works that are mainly public domain can only use the 35% option.\n\nWhat Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing actually says:\n\n“You can choose between two royalty options for each of your eBooks: the 35% royalty option and the 70% royalty option. … 70% royalty applies when the buyer is located in one of the 70% eligible territories. … Works in the public domain or consisting primarily of public domain content are only eligible for the 35% royalty option.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200644210", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing", "evidence_quote": "You can choose between two royalty options for each of your eBooks: the 35% royalty option and the 70% royalty option. … 70% royalty applies when the buyer is located in one of the 70% eligible territories. … Works in the public domain or consisting primarily of public domain content are only eligible for the 35% royalty option.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Amazon KDP", "topic": "eBook royalty options (35%/70%) and territories", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "Sales to buyers outside the 70% territories earn 35%. The author does not need to live in a 70% territory.", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonkdp", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_kdp_ebook_70pct_delivery_cost_and_conditions", "category": "Business", "title": "Amazon KDP: 70% option: delivery costs and pricing conditions", "summary": "Under KDP's 70% option, delivery costs are deducted per megabyte (US $0.15/MB on Amazon.com), and the eBook list price must be at least 20% below the Amazon list price of any physical edition. Sales in Brazil, Japan, Mexico and India earn 70% only if the book is enrolled in KDP Select.", "body": "Under KDP's 70% option, delivery costs are deducted per megabyte (US $0.15/MB on Amazon.com), and the eBook list price must be at least 20% below the Amazon list price of any physical edition. Sales in Brazil, Japan, Mexico and India earn 70% only if the book is enrolled in KDP Select.\n\nWhat Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing actually says:\n\n“Delivery Costs are equal to the number of megabytes we determine your Digital Book file contains, multiplied by the Delivery Cost rate listed below. … Amazon.com: US $0.15/MB … Digital Books enrolled in KDP Select will be eligible to earn 70% royalty for sales to customers in Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and India. … If you choose the 70% Royalty Option, you must set and adjust your List Price so that it is at least 20% below the list price on Amazon for any physical edition of the Digital Book.”\n\nNote: The page shows 'Last Updated: April 21, 2026'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200634500", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing", "evidence_quote": "Delivery Costs are equal to the number of megabytes we determine your Digital Book file contains, multiplied by the Delivery Cost rate listed below. … Amazon.com: US $0.15/MB … Digital Books enrolled in KDP Select will be eligible to earn 70% royalty for sales to customers in Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and India. … If you choose the 70% Royalty Option, you must set and adjust your List Price so that it is at least 20% below the list price on Amazon for any physical edition of the Digital Book.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Amazon KDP", "topic": "70% option: delivery costs and pricing conditions", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "Delivery cost rates differ by marketplace. The page says the 35% option has no delivery costs.", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonkdp", "topic": [ "money.fees", "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_kdp_ebook_70pct_price_band_2026", "category": "Business", "title": "Amazon KDP: 70% royalty price band (changed July 2026)", "summary": "From July 7, 2026, the KDP 70% royalty price band on Amazon.com is $2.99-$12.99, up from the previous $2.99-$9.99, with equivalent changes in other KDP marketplaces.", "body": "From July 7, 2026, the KDP 70% royalty price band on Amazon.com is $2.99-$12.99, up from the previous $2.99-$9.99, with equivalent changes in other KDP marketplaces.\n\nWhat Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing actually says:\n\n“Effective July 7, 2026, the 70% royalty option price band is $2.99-$12.99 on Amazon.com, expanding from the previous range of $2.99-$9.99, with equivalent changes in other KDP marketplaces.”\n\nNote: This is a recent change. Older sources quoting a $9.99 maximum are out of date. published_on is the effective date stated on the page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200634560", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing", "evidence_quote": "Effective July 7, 2026, the 70% royalty option price band is $2.99-$12.99 on Amazon.com, expanding from the previous range of $2.99-$9.99, with equivalent changes in other KDP marketplaces.", "volatility": "high", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Amazon KDP", "topic": "70% royalty price band (changed July 2026)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "The USD band is for Amazon.com. The page lists equivalent bands for other marketplaces (e.g. GBP 1.77-12.99, EUR 2.69-12", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "amazonkdp", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_kdp_paperback_royalty_rates", "category": "Business", "title": "Amazon KDP: Paperback royalty", "summary": "KDP pays a 50% or 60% royalty (minus printing costs) on paperbacks sold on Amazon. On Amazon.com, 50% applies to list prices at or below 9.98 USD and 60% to list prices at or above 9.99 USD. Expanded Distribution pays 40% of list price minus printing costs.", "body": "KDP pays a 50% or 60% royalty (minus printing costs) on paperbacks sold on Amazon. On Amazon.com, 50% applies to list prices at or below 9.98 USD and 60% to list prices at or above 9.99 USD. Expanded Distribution pays 40% of list price minus printing costs.\n\nWhat Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing actually says:\n\n“KDP now offers both a 50% or 60% royalty rate on paperbacks sold on Amazon marketplaces where KDP supports paperback distribution. … (Royalty rate x list price) – printing costs = royalty … 50% royalty rate for list prices at or below: … 60% royalty rate for list prices at or above: … Amazon.com … 9.98 USD … 9.99 USD … If you enable Expanded Distribution, the royalty is 40% of the book's list price effective in the distribution channel at the time of purchase minus printing costs.”\n\nNote: The threshold values come from the page's marketplace table cells.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834330", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing", "evidence_quote": "KDP now offers both a 50% or 60% royalty rate on paperbacks sold on Amazon marketplaces where KDP supports paperback distribution. … (Royalty rate x list price) – printing costs = royalty … 50% royalty rate for list prices at or below: … 60% royalty rate for list prices at or above: … Amazon.com … 9.98 USD … 9.99 USD … If you enable Expanded Distribution, the royalty is 40% of the book's list price effective in the distribution channel at the time of purchase minus printing costs.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Amazon KDP", "topic": "Paperback royalty", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "The price thresholds recorded here are for Amazon.com. The page lists thresholds for other marketplaces.", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonkdp", "topic": [ "money.fees", "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_kdp_select_ku_page_read_payouts", "category": "Business", "title": "Kindle Unlimited royalties (KENP pages read)", "summary": "KDP pays Kindle Unlimited royalties from the monthly KDP Select Global Fund based on each author's share of total pages read, counting only first-time reads, up to 3,000 KENP per title per customer. KDP states total KDP Select author earnings of $69.4 Million for August 2026.", "body": "KDP pays Kindle Unlimited royalties from the monthly KDP Select Global Fund based on each author's share of total pages read, counting only first-time reads, up to 3,000 KENP per title per customer. KDP states total KDP Select author earnings of $69.4 Million for August 2026.\n\nWhat Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing actually says:\n\n“However, we will only pay you for the number of pages read the first time the customer reads them. … Author earnings are then determined by their share of total pages read. They are able to earn a maximum of 3,000 Kindle Edition Normalized Pages(KENPC) read per title per customer. … Total KDP Select Author Earnings … August 2026 … $69.4 Million”\n\nNote: The page does not give a per-page rate. The $69.4 Million figure is a platform-wide total from the page banner, not a per-author figure.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201541130", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing", "evidence_quote": "However, we will only pay you for the number of pages read the first time the customer reads them. … Author earnings are then determined by their share of total pages read. They are able to earn a maximum of 3,000 Kindle Edition Normalized Pages(KENPC) read per title per customer. … Total KDP Select Author Earnings … August 2026 … $69.4 Million", "volatility": "high", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Amazon KDP Select / Kindle Unlimited", "topic": "Kindle Unlimited royalties (KENP pages read)", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "The fund is announced monthly, and its allocation by country varies. The page's worked examples say actual payouts may v", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonkdp", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_draft2digital_fees_commission_and_account_fees", "category": "Business", "title": "Draft2Digital: Commission and account fees", "summary": "Draft2Digital's commission is about 10% of the retail price of each book sale. It also charges a non-refundable one-time activation fee of $20 (USD) for new publishing accounts, and an annual maintenance fee of $12 (USD) for accounts earning under one hundred dollars a year in book sales.", "body": "Draft2Digital's commission is about 10% of the retail price of each book sale. It also charges a non-refundable one-time activation fee of $20 (USD) for new publishing accounts, and an annual maintenance fee of $12 (USD) for accounts earning under one hundred dollars a year in book sales.\n\nWhat Draft2Digital actually says:\n\n“For accounts that want to publish, there is a non-refundable, one-time activation fee of $20 (USD) for new accounts and an annual maintenance fee of $12 (USD) for accounts that earn less than one-hundred dollars a year in book sales. … Draft2Digital earns revenue primarily through commission on book sales, which equates to approximately 10% of the retail price of every book sale.”\n\nNote: The same FAQ lists payout minimums (direct deposit $10, PayPal $10, Payoneer $20, check $100), monthly payments around the 15th, and 30% US withholding for international publishers without a treaty form. Per-store ebook royalty percentages are on a separate D2D page that was not opened.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://draft2digital.com/faq/", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Draft2Digital", "evidence_quote": "For accounts that want to publish, there is a non-refundable, one-time activation fee of $20 (USD) for new accounts and an annual maintenance fee of $12 (USD) for accounts that earn less than one-hundred dollars a year in book sales. … Draft2Digital earns revenue primarily through commission on book sales, which equates to approximately 10% of the retail price of every book sale.", "volatility": "high", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Draft2Digital", "topic": "Commission and account fees", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "Accounts with no titles in distribution do not pay the maintenance fee. Books are distributed to stores including Smashw", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "draft2digital", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r977_digital_products_platforms_wattpad_originals_invite_only", "category": "Business", "title": "Access to paid program (Wattpad Originals / Creators Program)", "summary": "Wattpad's help page 'Joining the Creators Program' says the Wattpad Originals program is currently invite-only.", "body": "Wattpad's help page 'Joining the Creators Program' says the Wattpad Originals program is currently invite-only.\n\nWhat Wattpad Corp. actually says:\n\n“For this reason, right now the program is invite-only.”\n\nNote: The old 'Joining-Wattpad-Paid-Stories' URL redirects to 'Joining-the-Creators-Program'. The footer shows © 2024. The separate 'Paid Stories Program' help article now redirects to the Help Center home. No revenue-share or payout terms were found on official pages (see could_not_verify).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037395112-Joining-Wattpad-Paid-Stories", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Wattpad Corp.", "evidence_quote": "For this reason, right now the program is invite-only.", "volatility": "high", "from_batch": "977-digital-products-platforms", "subject": "Wattpad", "topic": "Access to paid program (Wattpad Originals / Creators Program)", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "The page says Originals are available in English, Spanish, Filipino, German, Indonesian and French.", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "wattpad", "topic": [ "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }