Selling on Amazon and Kindle
There are two ways to sell on Amazon which are somewhat confusing, so you should be careful with which method you decide to go with. You can set a list price for your book where you get 35% royalty when you set it at $0.99 or higher, or a sale price where you get 70% royalty on the sale price if you list it at $2.99 or higher. A list price means you always get the same percentage whenever a sale is made. However, if you set a sale price, Amazon can change the price to compete with other retailers who are selling your book and you get royalty based on whatever that sale price is.
Selling on Barnes and Noble and Nook
To sell on Barnes and Noble, you only set a list price, but you get different royalty amounts based on the price you set. Between $0.99 and $2.98, you get 40% royalties. Between $2.99 and $9.99, you get 65% royalties. And for $10.00 and up, you get 40% royalties. You also must ensure that the list price you set is not greater than the list price for other retailers.
Selling on iBookStore and iPad
For the iBookStore, you get a flat 70% royalty. There are some rather stringent requirements however, including ISBN numbers for each title, an iTunes Store account, and a validated ePub version of your eBook.
Selling on Smashwords.com
On Smashwords.com, you get 85% royalty through their site. They also have options to distribute to other retailers for you, but because your royalties are considerably lower for each retailer, you're better off signing up with those retailers yourself.
Selling on Indie Aisle
To sell on Indie Aisle, you get 90% royalties with a free account. You can also upgrade to a $9 a month premium plan for additional promotion tools.
