#Amazon ebook how to
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There is no delivery fee for books priced below $2.99 or above $9.99 (the 35% royalty option). There is a minimum charge of $0.01 and delivery fees vary by country. This is in addition to the sales commission you pay Amazon for each sale.Īmazon charges $0.15 per megabyte (MB)-the file size of your Kindle eBook-for each book sold priced between $2.99 and $9.99 assuming you choose the 70% royalty option (see below). The KDP self-publishing portal is unique among all the other eBook selling platforms (Apple, B&N, Google, Kobo, etc.) because it often charges a delivery fee to send books to buyers.

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Also see our guide for how to decide what to charge for your book in Part 2: How Much to Charge When Pricing a Self-Published Book to Sell on Amazon See the list of resources at the bottom of this post for more details.) (Note that Amazon’s other book-selling platforms, Amazon Advantage and SellerCentral/Marketplace, have different cost structures. This article looks in detail at the formats sold and supported using KDP: Kindle eBooks, and print-on-demand paperbacks and hardcovers produced using KDP Print. The Amazon sales commission for selling your book.The cost of sale: what Amazon charges the self-publisher for each unit sold.There are two components to book and eBook costs when selling on Amazon using KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing): We're always listening to feedback and we investigate any concerns we receive,' an Amazon spokesperson said.Setting a selling price for self-published Kindle eBooks or KDP Print books (formerly CreateSpace) sold on Amazon begins with understanding your costs. We have policies and mechanisms in place to prevent our e-books returns policy from being abused.

'Amazon aims to provide the best possible experience for customers and authors. Kessler, Givens Kurtz, Creel, and other authors also suggest Amazon limit returns based on how much of a book a customer has read - say, after reading 20% of a book, it can no longer be returned. 'I don't really understand why digital movies and digital music aren't returnable, but digital books you have a whole week to read that book and return,' Kessler said. Barnes & Noble and Smashwords do not allow any e-books to be returned.Į-books are also the only digital products Amazon allows customers to return. Some other retailers have a flexible return policy, but require extra steps - Kobo and Apple iBooks both require contacting customer service to see if an item is eligible for a refund. Out of the five largest e-book retailers, Amazon is the only one that allows customers to easily return e-books within a seven-day window. 'I don't think readers quite understand or see the person behind the product.' Amazon's policy stands out from other big brands 'If people continue to promote, it impacts my income, which impacts my quality of life and my ability to take care of my family,' she said. Science fiction and fantasy author Nicole Givens Kurtz said she's concerned that this trend will continue. 'But reading it and making me think that I've made an income and then that income being taken away from me, that feels like stealing.' If somebody wants to read it for free, they can,' Creel said.

'I have my book available at the library. Those suggesting the read-and-return practice think they're 'sticking it to Amazon,' but in reality are only harming the authors, said Eva Creel, a fantasy writer who publishes under the name E. Kristy Bromberg, a romance author, said she's had more returns in the past two months than she had in the entire eight months before that combined. 'You think, 'Can I still make a living if this continues?' and that's very disheartening.'

#Amazon ebook series

Now, she sees entire series of hers being returned. Kessler said prior to the 'read and return' trend, she would normally have one or two book returns a month, something she attributed to genuine accidental purchases. To date, the petition has garnered almost 70,000 signatures. Reah Foxx, a book lover from Louisiana, started a petition to change the policy after seeing 'life hacks' circulating on social media that teach readers to abuse the Amazon return policy and read for free.

Kessler - Wolf's Witch - Out Now JAuthors and readers want to change the policy It's June 1st and I owe Amazon at the moment because people are reading through the Muse series and returning the books when they finish. When you read and return a book it COSTS the author. Just a reminder that Amazon is NOT a library.