KDP printing costs in Australia
Printing costs and royalty bands for Amazon.com.au, in Australian dollars.
- Currency
- AUD
- Storefronts
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These figures apply to Amazon.com.au (Australia).
Paperback printing cost by page count
Standard and large trims are the two printing-cost tables; the colour column is a premium-colour interior at a standard trim, for comparison.
| Pages | Standard trim, black ink | Large trim, black ink | Standard trim, premium colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | $4.74 | $6.63 | $6.67 |
| 100 | $4.74 | $7.98 | $10.92 |
| 150 | $5.72 | $9.33 | $15.17 |
| 200 | $6.82 | $10.68 | $19.42 |
| 300 | $9.02 | $13.38 | $27.92 |
| 500 | $13.42 | $18.78 | $44.92 |
| 700 | $17.82 | $24.18 | $61.92 |
Rates from KDP's paperback printing-cost page, last verified 22 July 2026.
What that leaves you at different prices
A 200-page black-ink 6" × 9" paperback, which costs $6.82 to print here. The first row is the price floor — the lowest KDP will let you charge for this book. Notice where the royalty rate changes: that step is worth more than the price difference that triggers it.
| List price | Royalty rate | You earn |
|---|---|---|
| $13.64 | 50% | $0.00 |
| $20.99 | 60% | $5.77 |
| $30.99 | 60% | $11.77 |
Royalty bands from KDP's paperback royalty page, last verified 22 July 2026. Royalties exclude VAT — check your KDP dashboard for your exact payout.
Reading the AUD figures
KDP's tables are published per currency zone and are not conversions of one another — the AUD figures are set independently, so a book that is comfortably profitable on one marketplace can be marginal on another at the equivalent price.
The shape of the model is the same everywhere: a flat charge for short books, then a lower fixed charge plus a per-page amount once you cross the band threshold. What changes between marketplaces is the size of those numbers and where the royalty rate steps up.
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