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| . | From June 10, 2025, we made changes to the royalty rate for books priced below certain list prices (for example, less than 9.99 USD) from 60% to 50%. Separately, we reduced color printing costs for paperbacks in some marketplaces to help authors adopt color printing. Learn more about royalty rate and printing cost changes. |
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