Amazon KDP 2025: Outstanding Benefits & Opportunities for Vietnamese Publishers

With a strong growth rate of 264% over the past 5 years, Amazon KDP is becoming a new launchpad for Vietnamese authors and publishers, opening the door to millions of global readers. In today’s article, AGlobal will address: costs, royalties, and outstanding benefits of publishing books on Amazon KDP 2025.

1. What is Amazon KDP?

Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is Amazon’s online publishing platform, allowing authors to self-publish ebooks and print books without going through traditional publishers. The strength of KDP Amazon lies in free storage and distribution, with books reaching global readers after just a few clicks.

Amazon KDP – ebooks on Kindle, reaching millions of readers worldwide.

2. Outstanding advantages of publishing books with Amazon KDP

Publishing books online with Amazon KDP is also an opportunity for your book to reach millions of readers worldwide. At the same time, it offers authors and publishers many outstanding benefits, making publishing easier and more cost-effective. Some notable advantages include:

Reach millions of global readers: Hundreds of millions of Amazon users in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia can discover your book.
Low costs: No printing, no warehousing, uploading books on KDP is completely free.
Full control: You retain full control over content, copyrights, pricing, keywords, and descriptions.
Attractive royalties: Increase income thanks to attractive royalty rates (35% or 70%).
Build personal branding: A book on Amazon not only generates income but also helps you position yourself as an international author.
Fast publishing time: Within 48–72 hours after uploading, your book can appear on Amazon.
Direct marketing tools: Amazon KDP offers built-in tools to promote books, such as Amazon Ads, Kindle Unlimited, KDP Select, and reader review systems.
Promising market & author income: The self-publishing industry in the US reached $1.25 billion in revenue (2022). Among this, 50% of self-published authors earned over $20,000/year, and 28% earned more than $50,000/year. These figures prove the huge potential of publishing through Amazon KDP.

3. The potential of Amazon KDP for Vietnamese authors and publishers

Amazon KDP emerges as a “golden key,” bringing opportunities for Vietnamese authors to bring their books to the world. With near-zero distribution costs, Vietnamese books can easily be present on Amazon.

Case study: AGlobal successfully launched Vietnamese-language books on Amazon KDP.

However, to smoothly enter the international market, some important notes include:

Language: Most bestsellers on Amazon are in English. Authors are advised to write bilingual books (Vietnamese–English) or hire translators.
Marketing: Publishing on Amazon is just the first step. Without promotional strategies and familiarity with Amazon Ads and the review ecosystem, books will easily be “lost” among millions of others.
Complex logistics: Publishing print books through Amazon KDP faces major logistics challenges, especially with customs risks, import taxes, and long shipping times.
ISBN & legal issues: Authors or publishers are usually responsible for ISBN registration and handling related legal procedures, which can be costly and time-consuming.
Technical standardization for ebooks: Many manuscripts are not optimized for EPUB/MOBI format, and metadata often fails to meet Amazon’s requirements, limiting visibility and reader reach.
Complex publishing process: Steps like ISBN registration, cover design, ebook formatting, and uploading manuscripts to KDP are all done by the author, leading to high risks of errors in the publishing process.

To address these challenges and make publishing simpler, AGlobal provides the following solutions:

Solutions for Vietnamese publishers and authors selling in the US.

4. Decoding costs and royalties on Amazon KDP 2025

When publishing with Amazon KDP, just understanding how the platform works is not enough — you also need to grasp its cost and royalty mechanisms. This is the decisive factor for profitability and long-term publishing strategies.

4.1. Book publishing costs on KDP Amazon

Publishing books on Amazon KDP is completely free. However, to make your work more professional, authors often invest in translation, editing, cover design, or book formatting. In addition, to boost advertising with Amazon Ads, new authors typically spend between $100–$500 per month.

4.2. Printing costs on KDP Amazon

For paperback books, Amazon calculates costs based on page count, paper type, ink type, and sales channels. The advantage is that these costs are deducted directly from royalties, so authors don’t need to pay upfront for printing.

To accurately calculate the earnings from your paperback, you can use this handy formula:

4.3. How royalties are calculated on KDP Amazon

When you publish an ebook through KDP, you will be paid royalties, with both you and Amazon sharing the revenue. There are two main royalty tiers:

35% royalty: Applies to ebooks outside the $2.99–$9.99 price range.
- No distribution fee.
- Suitable for large-size books (textbooks, photo books).
70% royalty: Applies to ebooks priced between $2.99–$9.99, with the following conditions:
- If you sell a paperback, the ebook price must be at least 20% lower than the paperback price.
- You must pay a distribution fee ($0.15/MB for books priced within $2.99–$9.99).
- You must own the book’s copyright. If it is public domain, you cannot receive the 70% royalty.
- Your book must be enrolled in KDP Select in these markets: Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and India.

4.4. KDP Amazon royalty payment policies

Amazon KDP pays royalties monthly, with processing time about 60 days after the end of the month in which revenue was generated. However, note that payments are only made once the minimum threshold set by Amazon KDP is reached.

You can choose various payment methods such as direct bank transfer, Payoneer, or check. For convenience, it is best to prepare international bank accounts or e-wallets such as PayPal to ensure faster and safer transactions.
Read more: KDP Payment Options

Summary of Amazon KDP publishing costs and royalties.

5. Conclusion

Amazon KDP 2025 is not just an online publishing platform, but also a golden opportunity for Vietnamese authors and publishers to reach the global market. With the knowledge provided in this article, take advantage of this opportunity to confidently bring your work to the world today!

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