Kindle Direct Publishing: How the payouts work

For those who distribute their eBooks and books via Kindle Direct Publishing and earn money with it, the question of the timing of the payout is interesting. We clarify this and other info below.

Every euro is welcome: KDP payouts follow a set schedule.

Amazon pays its authors according to a set schedule

Kindle Direct Publishing: Payouts always 60 days after the end of the month

There's a few things you should know about the payouts of your KDP earnings:

• Your earnings are calculated and paid strictly according to individual calendar months.
• The timing: According to Amazon, payouts are made 60 days after the end of the month in question. This means, for example, that your earnings from June will be paid out towards the end of August. Consequently, you will receive the income from July at the end of September.
• For electronic payments, i.e. direct transfers, there is no minimum amount. Sie erhalten also auch Auszahlungen, wenn es sich nur um Kleinstbeträge handelt.
• Bei Überweisungen und Schecks gibt es Mindestwerte, wie hier gezeigt.
• Bei Schecks müssen Sie außerdem die Zustellzeit bedenken: Diese kann bis zu 30 Tage betragen.

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