At Barnes & Noble’s PubIt!, the self-publishing e-book author earns 65 percent of the list price on titles between $2.99 and $9.99, and just 40 percent on titles below or above those price points. Kobo has a split of 70 percent for the author on titles priced between $1.99 and $12.99.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-can-the-average-writer-make-money-self-publishing-e-books
Kindle Singles offer one such outlet. These shorter e-books, typically 5,000–30,000 words, can be accessible vehicles for short fiction and other types of work that have no real lucrative counterparts in the print marketplace, and can also be an attractive way for writers to release more material more quickly.
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If you publish to Sony via Smashwords your royalty will be 60%. 5a. Kobo pays a royalty of either 70% or 45% depending upon the ebook’s list price and currency. Ebooks that qualify for 70% royalty are those priced at: USD/CAN/NZD/EUR 1.99 – 12.99; GBP 1.99 – 7.99; AUD 1.99 – 11.99; HKD 15.99 – 99.99. 5b. Kobo pays monthly provided you have met the minimum threshold – $100 for check and $25 for electronic payment. If you are under the threshold you will be paid every 6 months.
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You pay a commission on the sale price of the item and other selling fees (the commission for selling a book is a flat $1.20 plus 15% of the item cost). If you include Fulfillment by Amazon, there are also storage, packing, and shipping fees. Fees vary by the size, weight, and price of the item.
https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/help?ie=UTF8&topicID=200650270
1. To qualify for Amazon’s 70% royalty option: 1  Your ebook must be priced between $2.99 and $9.99. 2  Your ebook price must be at least 20 percent lower than the lowest list price for the print version of your ebook, if any.
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1 If your ebook is discounted, for example to match the price of your ebook at another store or to match a discounted print price, you will receive 70% of the sale price, not list price. 2  A delivery fee of $0.15 per megabyte applies.
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1 Amazon is the seller of record.. 2  Products appear on the Amazon.com website as a product sold by Amazon. 3  For separate fees, you can store inventory in our warehouses and have us pack and ship for you. 4  Or, if you elect not to include Fulfillment by Amazon, you can fulfill your own order.
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“I can list well over 100 authors who are selling more than 1,000 [e-]books a month … and more than 200 authors who have sold more than 50,000 [e-]books in the last year or two.”.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-can-the-average-writer-make-money-self-publishing-e-books
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how much does amazon get for ebooks
Amazon gets between $2.99 and $9.99 for eBooks.