In this article, you can learn more about setting your pre-order's list price and pre-order sales reports.

List price

Set the list price for your pre-order book based on our list price requirements. You can change your list price during the pre-order period, but if you lower it, we'll retroactively charge that lower price to customers who already pre-ordered your book. If you raise the price during pre-order, all prior customers will pay the lower price. Your royalty will be based on the actual price we charge customers. This doesn't apply to Amazon.de and/or Amazon.in.

Note: Pre-order books listed on Amazon.de are subject to the German fixed price law. If you increase the price during the pre-order period, all prior orders are canceled. We'll notify customers who bought your book about the new price and provide details for how they can buy the book again.

Pricing your book

When you enter your list price, you get an estimated royalty that's based on the royalty plan you choose. If you choose the 70% royalty plan without uploading the manuscript you'd like delivered to customers, the estimated royalty will reflect delivery cost for a file size of a typical eBook.

Delivery cost can change based on the size of your final file. We recommend using the grid on the Kindle eBook Pricing setup page to understand how file size and delivery costs can affect royalties.

Pre-order report

Your pre-order report is updated as orders are placed. This report includes pre-ordered units, pre-order cancellations, and net pre-order units. Your pre-order sales data will not appear in other reports until after your eBook is delivered to customers on its release date. After that, you'll see pre-order units listed in the Prior Months' Royalties report, under the "Pre-order" transaction type. Once your eBook is released and customers start downloading their copies, you'll receive credit for final sales. Learn more about pre-order payment timelines.

Royalties

Learn more about eBook royalty plan options.