This page explains pricing, royalties, and sales reports for audiobooks with virtual voice. For audiobooks published through Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), visit ACX.com.

Contents

• List price
• Royalties
• Purchase and listening types
• KDP Reports
• KDP Select

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List price

To set your list price, enter an amount within the minimum and maximum range under Pricing and royalties during audiobook setup. Note: the audiobooks with virtual voice beta is only available for books to be distributed in the US marketplace at this time.

• Minimum list price: $3.99 USD
• Maximum list price: $14.99 USD

The list price you set will be used to inform the final sale price depending on the transaction type. The price at which we sell your audiobook may not be the same as the price you set. For instance, we might sell your audiobook at a lower price to match a third party's price, or we may offer your audiobook at a discounted price to Audible members. For beta, you will be paid a 40% royalty on all sales, but in the future, we may pay at a lower royalty rate for books sold below the minimum list price.

Note that if a customer purchases your audiobook in addition to the associated eBook on Amazon.com, the audiobook will be offered as an add-on to the eBook purchase for a discounted price.

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Royalties

KDP currently offers a 40% royalty rate for audiobooks with virtual voice sold on Amazon and in Audible stores where KDP supports audiobook distribution: Audible app, audible.com, Amazon Music Unlimited, Alexa, and Amazon.com.

For Add-on and Audible Listener Over Plan (ALOP) transactions (described further in the chart below), royalties are calculated based on the sale price, which can differ depending on the transaction type.

For credit transactions and monthly audiobook selections, royalties are based on both the royalty rate and the "Audible Listener Allocation Factor" (also known as the "Allocation Factor"), which weights payments based on an audiobook's list price. Audible takes the list price and multiplies it by the royalty rate and then by the Allocation Factor, which is the quotient of actual total member revenue divided by the aggregate regular price for member-selected titles in a given accounting period.

If your eBook is enrolled in KDP Select, your audiobook with virtual voice is automatically included in Kindle+ in addition to Audible Plus. For Kindle+ subscription royalties, you earn a share of the KDP Select Global Fund. You are paid for the first time a customer reads or listens to each page. For example, if a customer reads your eBook first, that counts as the first consumption. If the customer then listens to the corresponding audiobook, that does not generate additional royalties. The same is true if a customer listens first and reads second. When customers Read and Listen at the same time (Immersive Reading), and if rates between the formats or subscriptions differ, you earn at the higher rate. Your Audible earnings including ALC and Audible Plus royalties remain separate and aren't impacted by Kindle+ enrollment. Learn more about Royalties in Kindle+.

Royalties for all purchase types are paid monthly, approximately 60 days after the end of the month in which the sale was reported. Learn more about when you will get paid.

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Purchase and listening types

Customers can purchase and listen to audiobooks in different places and ways, as outlined below in the Transaction Types table.

Transaction type	Description	Payment schedule
Audiobook Sales – ALC (ALC = a la carte)	A non-Audible member purchases your audiobook. The price at which we sell your audiobook may not be the same as your List Price.	Monthly
Audiobook Sales – Add-on	A customer purchases your audiobook on Amazon at a discounted price at the same time or after they purchase or borrow your eBook.	Monthly
Audiobook Sales – AL (AL = Audible listener)	An Audible member uses an Audible credit to purchase your audiobook or an Amazon Music Unlimited member or Audible Standard Plan member listens to your audiobook for their monthly audiobook selection.	Monthly
Audiobook Sales – ALOP (Audible listener over plan)	An Audible member purchases your audiobook at an exclusive member discount on your set list price.	Monthly
Audible subscription royalties	An Audible member listens to your audiobook on Audible Plus as part of their membership.	Monthly
Kindle+ subscription royalties	A Kindle+ member listens to your audiobook as part of their membership.	Monthly

Learn how to update your list price.

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KDP Reports

As a beta participant, you can view audiobook orders, royalties, and payments from KDP Reports. Listening activity for audiobooks with virtual voice enrolled in KDP Select can be found in the Kindle+ Listened column from the KENP Report. For details on how to find your audiobook data, review the table below:

Report	Where to find audiobook details
Dashboard	Audiobook orders, royalties, and KENP are included in your dashboard totals and your download.
Orders	Processed audiobook orders for both Amazon and Audible will display under Retail sales. Includes standalone, add-on, and credit orders and Amazon Music Unlimited monthly audiobook selections.
KENP	Includes separate columns for Kindle+ Read and Kindle+ Listened for KENP read and listened to from Kindle+ subscribers.
Promotions	Not available for audiobook
Pre-orders	Not available for audiobook
Month-to-Date	Audiobook unit and subscription transactions are added. Filter by Audiobook in the format filter.
Prior Month's Royalties	Check the Kindle+ reads and listens column to see combined royalties pages read and listened by subscribers. Review the Audible royalties column for standalone, add-on, ALOP, Audible Plus, Audible ALC royalties, credit purchases and Amazon Music Unlimited monthly audiobook selections.
Royalties Estimator	Check the Kindle+ royalties column to see estimated combined pages read and listened to royalties by Kindle+ subscribers. Note: credit purchases are paid out monthly and are not estimated.
Payments	See the Kindle+ royalties for KENP pages read and listened. See Audible royalties for standalone, add-on, ALOP, and credit purchases.

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KDP Select

Your audiobook's KDP Select enrollment status is determined by the eBook of the same title. If your eBook is enrolled in KDP Select, the associated audiobook with virtual voice will also be enrolled in KDP Select and automatically included in Kindle+.

In addition to Kindle+, your audiobook will also be included in Audible Plus.Earnings for each subscription program are based on a number of factors, such as customer reading behavior and subscription pricing. As a result, the payout rate for pages listened to from Audible's subscriptions may differ from what your eBook or audiobook earns for pages read and listened to in Kindle+.

Audiobooks with virtual voice listening activity from Audible Plus is paid from a separate fund. This is in addition to the fund amount paid for Kindle+ eBook reading and listening activity.

As with eBooks, audiobooks enrolled in KDP Select must be exclusive to Audible for the KDP Select enrollment period. This requirement applies to any audio edition of that book. If the audiobook with virtual voice is unpublished, exclusivity will still be required through the remainder of the current 90-day period of participation in KDP Select.

Note: Audiobooks with virtual voice are not currently eligible for Free Book Promotions and Kindle Countdown Deals (KCD). Kindle Countdown Deals can only be run on the Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk marketplaces. It is not available on Amazon.co.jp.