Print Cost and Royalty Calculator

See what your book costs to print, what you keep from every copy, and what readers pay to have it shipped.

Your book

Trim size

Binding

Paperback Hardcover

Cover finish

Matte Glossy

Interior

Standard black & white For novels, memoirs and other text-heavy books Premium black & white For books with black & white images, graphs or other graphics Standard colour Mostly text, with a few colour images Premium colour Rich colour printing on every page

Page count

Paperbacks take 2 to 800 pages.

Don't know your page count? Estimate it from your word count

Word count

Based on 11 pt type, standard margins and a few pages of front matter.

Your price

List price (USD)

Suggested

Copies sold a month

Used for the yearly projection.

Shipping for readers

Readers pay shipping at checkout, so it never comes out of your royalty. Cheapest option for one copy.

Shipping to	Shipping	Reader pays

Cover template

in mm

Spine width0

Full cover (w × h)0

Bleed
Trim line
Keep text inside
Spine

Front and back panel	0
Bleed (each edge)	0
Safety margin from trim	0