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Tools to plan your book specs, understand printing costs, and estimate what you earn on each sale.

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Author Royalty Calculator

See your estimated royalty per book after wholesale discount and print/production cost per unit. You keep 100% of the royalty shown — AuthorShelf does not take a percentage of your book sales.

Book specifications

Trim size

Binding Interior

Page count

Pricing

Retail price (MSRP)

Wholesale discount 40% Bookstores and distributors typically receive 25%–55% off retail. Higher discount = wider distribution, lower royalty per copy.

Your royalty per book sold

$1.66

16.3% of wholesale

Per-book breakdown

Large trim tier

Retail price: $16.99
Wholesale discount (40%): −$6.80
Wholesale price: $10.19
Print / production cost (per unit): −$8.53
Your royalty per book: $1.66

Formula: Wholesale − print/production cost = Your royalty

Estimates for planning only. Print/production cost is the per-unit amount deducted to produce the book (includes manufacturing and AuthorShelf production). Final costs confirmed at production. You still keep 100% of royalties paid to you — AuthorShelf does not take a percentage of your royalty.

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Choose a package and set up your title in the Author Portal — your specs and pricing flow straight into production.

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