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Book specifications
Enter the number of pages (1–2000).
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Set your selling price
Your MRP must be equal to or more than the minimum selling price.
Production summary
Printing cost per copy—
GST (18%) per copy—
Total cost with GST per copy—
Minimum selling price—
Author copies cost per copy, incl. GST—
Your royalty per copy
Apar Prakashan's Store—
Amazon, Flipkart & other stores—
Earnings summary
Best royalty / copy—
Earnings, 100 copies—
Earnings, 500 copies—
Custom earnings projection
Estimated total earningsCalculate earnings first
Important notes
- Royalty on Apar Prakashan's Store = MRP − 10% of MRP (payment & transaction fee) − printing cost.
- Royalty on Amazon, Flipkart & other stores = MRP − 31% of MRP (distribution commission) − printing cost.
- The minimum selling price is the printing cost × 2.45, so every channel stays profitable for you.
- Author copies are charged at printing cost only — no royalty is added. A minimum of 10 copies applies per order.
- Printing costs are estimates and exclude GST (18%), which is added to the printing and author copies cost — switch on "Show cost with GST" to see it. Royalty is worked out on the printing cost before GST. Actual figures may differ slightly.
- Every sale and royalty payment is shown in your author dashboard.
Royalty is the selling price (MRP) minus the sales channel's fee or commission, minus the printing cost of that copy. On our own store the fee is 10%; on Amazon, Flipkart and other stores the commission is 31%.
Marketplaces take a large commission. Keeping your MRP at least 2.45 times the printing cost makes sure you earn a royalty on every channel.
The number of pages, black & white or colour printing, the book size and the binding (paperback or hardback).
Yes. Author copies are charged at printing cost only, with no royalty added — ideal for launches, events and gifting.
Royalty is counted as soon as an order is paid and shows up in your author dashboard. Payments are made to your bank account or UPI and listed in your royalty statement.
Yes. Ask your project manager — the new MRP applies to future sales.
You earn a fixed share of every copy sold on our store and partner platforms. Use our royalty calculator to estimate your earnings, and track every sale and payment in your author dashboard.
Every author gets a personal login to the author dashboard, where you can see your books, each order, the royalty earned and every payment we make to you.
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