Big Changes Ahead for Print Royalties on Amazon KDP — Are You Ready?

🖨️ Big Changes Ahead for Print Royalties on Amazon KDP — Are You Ready?

Published: May 14, 2025

By: Pedroso Publishing Company LLC

Starting June 10, 2025, Amazon KDP is making some important changes that could significantly impact your print book royalties.

Here’s what you need to know:

📉 Royalty Rate Drop for Low-Priced Print Books

Amazon will reduce the royalty rate from 60% to 50% for print books priced below certain thresholds—for example, under $9.99 USD.

💥 What this means:

If your book is currently priced under that threshold, you could see your royalties drop to zero—especially if the printing cost eats up your margin.

👉 Take Action:

Review your KDP catalog and increase the list price of affected books to stay profitable.

🎨 Color Printing Gets Cheaper

On a more positive note, Amazon is reducing color printing costs for paperbacks in select marketplaces.

📈 This could mean:

Higher royalties for existing color books

More room to price competitively

Better options for premium print products

✅ What You Should Do Now:

🔍 Audit your KDP print titles — check pricing and royalty impact.

💸 Adjust pricing on books under $9.99 USD (or the marketplace threshold).

📊 Monitor your color books to see if the new costs benefit you.

Stay Ahead. Stay Profitable.

As self-publishers, we have to be agile. These changes could hurt—or help—depending on how we respond.

Need help calculating new royalty scenarios or optimizing your pricing strategy? Drop a comment or DM. Let's navigate this together.

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✍️ Daniel Motola-Pedroso