By Iminza Keboge
Published June 7, 2023
Amazon reminds publishers and authors that the cost of printing paperback and hardcover books shall be increased on June 20, 2023.
“This is a reminder that we’re changing our fees on June 20, 2023, at 12:00 AM UTC, to better align with today’s cost to print books,” Amazon says.
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The changes to the book printing costs, KDP says, include:
- An increase in the fixed cost for all paperback and hardcover books to cover the higher cost of materials, suppliers, and labor
- A new fixed and per-page cost for paperback and hardcover books with large trim sizes to cover the additional costs to print these books. A large trim size is either more than 6.12 inches (155 mm) in width or more than 9 inches (229 mm) in height, and
- A decrease in the per-page cost for certain color-ink print books ordered from some marketplaces as shown in the printing cost tables on our Help page.
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Saying “These changes will affect your royalties for paperback and hardcover books,” Amazon says publishers may choose to update their ‘list prices to avoid a change in royalty payments or zero royalties on books that drop below the new minimum list price’.
