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Contact UsHardcover Printing Cost
Contents
- How we calculate printing cost
- Minimum hardcover list price
- Maximum hardcover list price
- Set and update list prices by marketplace
How we calculate printing cost
Printing costs vary depending on page count and ink type (black ink or color ink). Printing cost also depends on which Amazon marketplace (website) a reader ordered your book from. Based on the print options you choose, KDP calculates and displays your printing cost in the Rights & Pricing section of title setup. To calculate your hardcover book's printing cost, we add the applicable fixed cost to the page count multiplied by the applicable per page cost. Here's the formula:- Fixed cost + (page count * per page cost) = printing cost
- $5.50 (fixed cost) + (300 [page count] * $0.012 [per page cost]) = $9.10 (printing cost)
This table summarizes printing cost calculations by marketplace:
Black ink hardcover:
Important: The below table shows current printing costs. Please be aware new printing costs will take effect on June 20, 2023, at 12:00 AM UTC. View the new printing costs.
*Note*: Black ink hardcover with 75 - 108 pages only incur the fixed cost.
Marketplace |
Fixed Cost |
Additional Per Page Cost |
Hardcover specification: black ink with 75-108 pages |
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Amazon.com |
6.80 USD per book |
None |
Amazon.co.uk |
5.10 GBP per book |
None |
Amazon.de, Amazon.es, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.nl |
5.80 EUR per book |
None |
Amazon.pl |
26.73 PLN per book |
None |
Amazon.se |
58.83 SEK per book |
None |
Hardcover specification: black ink with 110-550 pages |
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Amazon.com |
5.50 USD per book |
0.012 USD per page |
Amazon.co.uk |
4.00 GBP per book |
0.010 GBP per page |
Amazon.de, Amazon.es, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.nl |
4.50 EUR per book |
0.012 EUR per page |
Amazon.pl |
20.74 PLN per book |
0.06 PLN per page |
Amazon.se |
45.65 SEK per book |
0.12 SEK per page |
Color ink hardcover:
Important: The below table shows current printing costs. Please be aware new printing costs will take effect on June 20, 2023, at 12:00 AM UTC. View the new printing costs.
Marketplace |
Fixed Cost |
Additional Per Page Cost |
Hardcover specification: premium color ink with 75-550 pages |
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Amazon.com |
5.50 USD per book |
0.070 USD per page |
Amazon.co.uk |
4.00 GBP per book |
0.045 GBP per page |
Amazon.de, Amazon.es, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.nl |
4.50 EUR per book |
0.060 EUR per page |
Amazon.pl |
20.74 PLN per book |
0.28 PLN per page |
Amazon.se |
45.65 SEK per book |
0.61 SEK per page |
Minimum hardcover list price
The minimum list price is calculated based on your book's printing cost. It ensures that your royalties earned are always enough to cover the cost to print your book. KDP will not allow you to enter a list price lower than the minimum list price.To calculate your minimum list price, we divide your hardcover's printing cost by the royalty rate (60%):
Printing cost / (60 / 100) royalty rate = minimum list price
Maximum hardcover list price
The maximum list price we allow for any hardcover is listed below by marketplace:
Marketplace |
Maximum list price for hardcover books |
Amazon.com |
250 USD |
Amazon.co.uk |
250 GBP |
Amazon.de, Amazon.es, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.nl |
250 EUR |
Amazon.pl |
1,200 PLN |
Amazon.se |
2,500 SEK |
Set and update list prices by marketplace
You can set list prices by marketplace as long as they’re higher than the minimum list price and lower than the maximum list price. Learn how to update your hardcover list price. Alternatively, you can automatically update your non-primary marketplace list prices based off of the list price you set for your primary marketplace.Note: If you manually set your list prices in your non-primary marketplaces, changing your primary marketplace list price will not update the list prices you manually entered in non-primary marketplaces. Use the Printing Cost and Royalty Calculator to see your minimum list price in all currencies.
See our help page for information on timelines, including updates to published books.