This question is about author salaries.

How much do authors make per book?

By Zippia Team - Jul. 31, 2023

Authors make 5% to 20% royalties on each book they write. Authors' pay by each book varies on many different factors, including how well-known they are, if they negotiate a deal with a publisher to write a book, and what their royalty rate for book sales is.

A traditionally published author makes 5% to 20% royalties on print books, usually 25% on ebooks (but this can be less), and 10% to 25% on audiobooks.

Amazon pays self-published authors 70% on ebooks priced $2.99 to $9.99, 35% on ebooks priced higher than $10, 60% less printing costs on paperbacks sold on their platform, and 40% less printing costs sold via expanded distribution.

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