What percentage does Amazon take for Kindle books?
The royalty rate you get paid from Amazon for eBooks is 70% of the retail price if the price of your eBook is between $2.99 and $9.99. If your book is priced between $0.01 and $2.98 or greater than $9.99, you get paid 35% royalties.
What are best selling eBooks?
Best Sellers in Kindle eBooks
- #1. My Evil Mother: A Short Story. Margaret Atwood.
- #2. Those Three Little Words. Meghan Quinn.
- #3. The Locked Door: A gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist.
- #4. The Secret.
- #5. Things We Never Got Over.
- #6. The Investigator.
- #7. Reminders of Him: A Novel.
- #8. How to Stop Time: A Novel.
How much money do Kindle authors make?
And a whole lot of writers are making money from selling them. According to Amazon’s 2019 review of its Kindle sales, there are now thousands of self-published authors taking home royalties of over $50,000, while more than a thousand hit six-figure salaries from their book sales last year.
How much commission do Amazon books take?
We will only charge these fees when you make a sale….Referral fees.
| Category | Standard Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Media | Books | 2% for item price <= 250 4% for item price > 250 and <= 500 9% for item price > 500 and <= 1,000 12.5% for item price > 1,000 |
| Movies | 6.5% | |
| Music | 6.5% | |
| Video Games | 7.0% |
What kind of ebooks sell best?
The top five selling categories for ebooks on Amazon are: Religion and Spirituality. Biographies and Memoirs. Business and Money….Bestselling book genres
- Memoirs and Biographies.
- Self Help.
- Religion and Spirituality.
- Health, Fitness, and Dieting.
- Politics and Social Sciences.