What is the difference in royalty payouts between publishing wide versus staying exclusively in Kindle Unlimited with Amazon?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What is the difference in royalty payouts between publishing wide versus staying exclusively in Kindle Unlimited with Amazon?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Amazon KDP ebook royalty options 35% 70% Kindle Unlimited KENP payment rate official 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Draft2Digital ebook royalty commission 10% retailer share official royaltiesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Kobo Writing Life ebook royalties 70% 45% officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Amazon KDP ebook royalty options 35% 70% Kindle Unlimited KENP payment rate official 2026 Google ↗
Draft2Digital ebook royalty commission 10% retailer share official royalties Google ↗
Kobo Writing Life ebook royalties 70% 45% official Google ↗
- Digital Book Pricing Page · kdp.amazon.com
- eBook List Price Requirements · kdp.amazon.com
- What will my earnings be? · kobowritinglife.zendesk.com
- 10% List Price versus 15% Net: how much does D2D earn? : · draft2digital.freshdesk.com
- Global Self-Publishing with Kobo Writing Life · kobo.com
- KDP Select Enrollment · kdp.amazon.com
- KDP Select · kdp.amazon.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon KDP ebook royalty options 35% 70% Kindle Unlimited KENP payment rate official 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Draft2Digital ebook royalty commission 10% retailer share official royalties OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Kobo Writing Life ebook royalties 70% 45% official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |