{
  "version": "2026-11",
  "readOn": "2026-11-11",
  "readHow": "Transcribed by hand from KDP's published help pages as quoted by a search engine on 2026-11-11. No script fetched kdp.amazon.com and none ever does: a person re-reads these pages once a quarter and whenever KDP announces a change, and each update ships as a new versioned file.",
  "marketplace": "Amazon.com (USD)",
  "verifiedNote": "Rows with verified=false are never used in a figure: the calculator says the case is not covered yet and links to KDP's own calculator.",
  "sources": {
    "ebookRoyalty": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200644210",
    "ebookListPrice": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200634560",
    "ebookPricingPage": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200634500",
    "paperbackRoyalty": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834330",
    "paperbackPrintingCost": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834340",
    "expandedDistribution": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834330",
    "expandedDistributionNote": "The 40% Expanded Distribution rate and its $1.00 example are stated on the paperback royalty page (G201834330), cited here; KDP's separate Expanded Distribution page says the same.",
    "kdpOwnCalculator": "https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/royalty-calculator"
  },
  "ebook": {
    "source": "ebookListPrice",
    "royalty70": {
      "rate": 0.70,
      "minListPrice": 2.99,
      "maxListPrice": 12.99,
      "bandNote": "Effective July 7, 2026, the 70% band on Amazon.com is $2.99-$12.99 (previously $2.99-$9.99).",
      "deliveryCostPerMB": 0.15,
      "fileSizeRounding": "up to the nearest kilobyte",
      "formula": "0.70 x (list price - VAT - delivery cost)",
      "otherConditions": "The list price must be at least 20% below the Amazon price of any print edition, and only sales in the available sales territories earn 70%.",
      "verified": true
    },
    "royalty35": {
      "rate": 0.35,
      "formula": "0.35 x (list price - VAT)",
      "deliveryCost": 0,
      "priceLimitsByFileSize": [
        { "maxMBExclusive": 3, "minListPrice": 0.99, "maxListPrice": 200.00 },
        { "maxMBExclusive": 10, "minListPrice": 1.99, "maxListPrice": 200.00 },
        { "maxMBExclusive": null, "minListPrice": 2.99, "maxListPrice": 200.00 }
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    "usVatOnListPrice": 0
  },
  "paperback": {
    "source": "paperbackRoyalty",
    "rates": [
      { "listPriceMin": 9.99, "rate": 0.60, "verified": true },
      { "listPriceMax": 9.98, "rate": 0.50, "verified": true }
    ],
    "expandedDistributionRate": 0.40,
    "expandedDistributionSource": "expandedDistribution",
    "formula": "rate x tax-exclusive list price - printing cost",
    "kdpWorkedExamples": [
      { "pages": 300, "ink": "black", "trim": "regular", "listPrice": 9.99, "printingCost": 4.60, "royalty": 1.39, "source": "paperbackRoyalty" },
      { "pages": 333, "ink": "black", "trim": "regular", "listPrice": 15.00, "printingCost": 5.00, "royalty": 4.00, "source": "paperbackRoyalty" }
    ],
    "printingCost": {
      "source": "paperbackPrintingCost",
      "roundTo": 0.01,
      "rows": [
        { "ink": "black", "trim": "regular", "pagesMin": 111, "pagesMax": 828, "fixed": 1.00, "perPage": 0.012, "verified": true,
          "note": "KDP's example: 300 pages = $4.60." },
        { "ink": "black", "trim": "regular", "pagesMin": 24, "pagesMax": 110, "fixed": 2.30, "perPage": 0, "verified": true,
          "note": "Flat $2.30, confirmed on KDP's printing cost page (G201834340) on 2026-11-11." },
        { "ink": "black", "trim": "large", "pagesMin": 24, "pagesMax": 110, "fixed": 2.84, "perPage": 0, "verified": true,
          "note": "Flat $2.84, confirmed on KDP's printing cost page (G201834340) on 2026-11-11." },
        { "ink": "black", "trim": "large", "pagesMin": 111, "pagesMax": 828, "fixed": 1.00, "perPage": 0.017, "verified": true,
          "note": "$1.00 + $0.017 per page, confirmed on KDP's printing cost page (G201834340) on 2026-11-11." },
        { "ink": "standard-color", "trim": "large", "pagesMin": null, "pagesMax": null, "fixed": 1.00, "perPage": 0.0402, "verified": false,
          "note": "From KDP's 120-page example; the page range was not read." },
        { "ink": "premium-color", "trim": "large", "pagesMin": null, "pagesMax": null, "fixed": 1.00, "perPage": 0.080, "verified": false,
          "note": "From KDP's 120-page example; the page range was not read." }
      ]
    }
  }
}