- Print cost
- $4.60USD
- Fixed
- $1.00
- Per page
- $0.012
- Each +10 pages
- $0.12
300 pages · 6 × 9 · Amazon.com · rates checked 2026-11-10 · check on KDP ↗
Amazon KDP · Print · Rates 2026-11
KDP printing cost calculator — what Amazon charges to print your book
A 300-page 6×9 black-and-white paperback costs $4.60 to print on Amazon.com: a $1.00 fixed cost plus $0.012 a page. Change the marketplace, ink, trim or page count below and the same rate card recalculates. Under 111 pages the cost is flat, so pages 24 to 110 print for the same money.
Printing cost per copy · Amazon.com
$4.60USD
Long tier — $1.00 + 300 × $0.012
6 × 9 · 300 pages · black & white · white paper · Amazon.com · Printing cost rates ↗ / Print options ↗
- Fixed cost
- $1.00
- Per page
- $0.012
- Flat tier, up to 110 pp
- $2.30
Your book
White and cream print at the same price
24–828 · colour needs 72+
Drag through the page range
Printing cost = fixed cost + (pages × per-page cost), per KDP’s published print options. Rates 2026-11, checked 2026-11-10 for Amazon.com. Large trim means wider than 6.12″ or taller than 9″.
Every page count, every ink
What a copy costs at each page count
Two tiers, four ink types, one ceiling at 828 pages. Darker means more expensive to print, and picking a cell loads that page count and ink into the calculator above.
- 110 → 111 pages
- +$0.03
- Black ink, per page
- $0.012
- Premium colour, per page
- $0.065
- Ceiling
- 828 pages
flat tier ends at 110 pages
groundwood $0.0114 a page
5.4× black ink
standard colour stops at 600
| Pages | B&W | Groundwood | Standard colour | Premium colour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 pp | $2.30 | $2.23 | — | $3.60 |
| 50 pp | $2.30 | $2.23 | — | $4.25 |
| 110 pp | $2.30 | $2.23 | $3.81 | $8.15 |
| 111 pp | $2.33 | $2.23 | $3.83 | $8.22 |
| 200 pp | $3.40 | $3.28 | $6.10 | $14.00 |
| 300 pp | $4.60 | $4.42 | $8.65 | $20.50 |
| 500 pp | $7.00 | $6.70 | $13.75 | $33.50 |
| 828 pp | $10.94 | $10.44 | — | $54.82 |
Flat fee or per page — every ink type
Amazon.com · regular (top) and large trim (below) · USD
| Ink | Flat fee | Per page | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black & white | $2.30$2.84 | $1.00 + $0.012$1.00 + $0.017 | 24–828 |
| Black & white (groundwood) | $2.23$2.75 | $1.00 + $0.0114$1.00 + $0.0162 | 24–828 |
| Standard color | — | $1.00 + $0.0255$1.00 + $0.0402 | 72–600 |
| Premium color | $3.60$4.20 | $1.00 + $0.065$1.00 + $0.08 | 24–828 |
The flat fee covers 24 pages up to the tier limit; after that the per-page cost applies. Australia stops the black-ink flat tier at 108 pages instead of 110.
The same 300-page book, every marketplace
6 × 9 · black & white · each in its own currency
| Marketplace | Print cost | Per page | Each +10 pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com | $4.60 | $0.012 | $0.12 |
| Amazon.ca | CA$6.06 | CA$0.016 | CA$0.16 |
| Amazon.co.uk | £3.85 | £0.01 | £0.10 |
| Amazon.de/es/fr/it/nl/ie/com.be | €4.35 | €0.012 | €0.12 |
| Amazon.pl | PLN 20.31 | PLN 0.056 | PLN 0.56 |
| Amazon.se | SEK 48.57 | SEK 0.134 | SEK 1.34 |
| Amazon.com.au | A$9.02 | A$0.022 | A$0.22 |
| Amazon.co.jp | ¥806 | ¥2.00 | ¥20 |
Same formula everywhere, different rate card. Computed from KDP’s published tables, checked 2026-11-10.
Why 111 pages costs more than 110
Under 111 pages KDP charges only the flat fee — $2.30 — so a 24-page picture book and a 110-page novel cost exactly the same to print. Page 111 starts the per-page tier: $1.00 plus $0.012 a page, $2.33 in total. A 30,000-word manuscript sets to about 100 pages in 6×9, inside that band. The fixed part drops from $2.30 to $1.00 as the per-page part begins, which is why that first page costs cents rather than dollars. The ceiling is 828 pages.
Large trim is a different rate card
Over 6.12″ wide or 9″ tall and KDP switches to the large-trim rate — the flat fee goes from $2.30 to $2.84, and the per-page cost from $0.012 to $0.017, 42% more per page. 6×9 sits just under the line — 6 × 9 here is regular — but 7×10 and 8.5×11 pay more. Run the difference through the KDP royalty calculator before you commit to an oversized trim.
Colour is a different budget
Standard colour costs $0.0255 a page and stops at 600 pages; premium colour costs $0.065 a page, with a flat tier up to 40 pages. Printing 828 pages in premium colour costs $54.82, so photo books and children’s books need a price that carries it — see the book pricing calculator and the self-publishing cost calculator.
Page count comes from your interior file, not your word count: 50,000 words is about 168 pages in a 6×9 paperback, and KDP bills that padded number. A thicker spine also moves the cover file — work out the cover wrap first.
Rates 2026-11, checked 2026-11-10 · Printing cost rates ↗ / Print options ↗
Questions
Printing cost questions people actually ask
$4.60 on Amazon.com: a $1.00 fixed cost plus 300 × $0.012. The same book prints for £3.85 on Amazon.co.uk. Every marketplace has its own rate card, so compare in one currency before you set a price.
Because 111 pages is where the per-page rate starts. Up to 110 pages KDP charges a flat $2.30 and extra pages cost nothing; at 111 pages the formula becomes $1.00 plus $0.012 a page, or $2.33. Each page after that adds $0.012, which is why the step is cents rather than dollars.
Both, in one formula: fixed cost + (page count × per-page cost). Thin books get a flat tier instead — 24 to 110 pages cost $2.30 whether the file is 24 pages or 110. That is why a 100-page paperback and a 110-page one print for the same money.
Anything wider than 6.12 in or taller than 9 in. 6×9 is regular; 7×10, 8×10, 8.5×8.5 and 8.5×11 are large. On Amazon.com the flat fee rises from $2.30 to $2.84 and the per-page cost from $0.012 to $0.017 — a 300-page book costs $6.10 instead of $4.60.
Yes. KDP charges on the page count of the file you upload and pads it to an even number. A 167-page file is billed as 168 pages: $3.00 becomes $3.02. Title page, copyright page, blank versos and index all count toward it.
Standard colour is $0.0255 a page with a 72-page minimum and a 600-page ceiling. Premium colour is $0.065 a page, with a flat tier up to 40 pages. A 300-page standard-colour paperback costs $8.65 to print, 88% more than black ink.
Neither, in the abstract — what matters is the royalty each marketplace can pay you. A 300-page 6×9 black-and-white copy is £3.85 in the UK against $4.60 in the US, and the UK list-price band is lower too.
Next numbers to work out
Printing cost is one line of the P&L. Royalty, price and spine width decide the rest.