In June 2025 KDP changed the Royalty Structure they offer.&nbsp;
Books that you price at $9.98 or less will only receive a 50% royalty now. You will still get 60% royalty on books priced at 9.99 or higher. This is for the USA Market.&nbsp;
For other Amazon Country Sites to receive 60% royalty, you need to be equal to or higher than the prices listed below.
<ul>
<li>EU Sites - 9.99 EUR</li>
<li>UK - 7.99 GBP</li>
<li>Canada - 13.99 CAD</li>
<li>Australia 13.99 AUD</li>
<li>Poland - 40 PLN</li>
<li>Sweden - 99 SEK</li>
<li>Japan - 1000 JPY</li>
</ul>
See this <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bookbolt.kb.help/kdp-publishing-is-there-a-way-to-figure-out-my-royalty-on-a-book-before-publishing/" target="_blank">article</a> we have for more about how the breakdown works.
A couple of other notes, KDP nor Amazon ever said they hope all books will be 9.99 nor is the minimum selling price now 9.99.
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In June 2025 KDP changed the Royalty Structure they offer. 

Books that you price at $9.98 or less will only receive a 50% royalty now. You will still get 60% royalty on books priced at 9.99 or higher. This is for the USA Market. 

For other Amazon Country Sites to receive 60% royalty, you need to be equal to or higher than the prices listed below.

 * EU Sites - 9.99 EUR
 * UK - 7.99 GBP
 * Canada - 13.99 CAD
 * Australia 13.99 AUD
 * Poland - 40 PLN
 * Sweden - 99 SEK
 * Japan - 1000 JPY

See this we have for more about how the breakdown works.

A couple of other notes, KDP nor Amazon ever said they hope all books will be 9.99 nor is the minimum selling price now 9.99.

 

 

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