kdpbook.io pricing: pay for what gets generated.
Start free with 2,000 credits and no card. Paid plans cost $25, $49 or $99 a month for 2,500 to 12,000 credits a month, and paying yearly costs 10 months instead of 12. Every book gets a credit estimate before launch and you only pay for what is produced: a 32-page picture book is about 1,614 credits (≈ $16). Plans add commercial use and watermark-free files.
Free
$0
2,000 credits, once
- All book types and styles
- KDP-ready files with a preview watermark
- Books are shared in the community
Starter
Most chosen$25/mo
2,500 credits / month
or $250/year, billed yearly
- No watermark, commercial use
- Private books
- kdpbook Publisher fills your KDP draft (Chrome/Edge)
- Credit top-ups
Author
$49/mo
5,500 credits / month
or $490/year, billed yearly
- Everything in Starter
- Priority generation, 3 books at once
- 5% off top-ups
Studio
$99/mo
12,000 credits / month
or $990/year, billed yearly
- Everything in Author
- 6 books at once
- 10% off top-ups
Prices in US dollars, excluding tax. Prices updated . 1 credit is worth $0.01 at the Starter rate; higher plans get their credits cheaper.
On a paid plan, kdpbook Publisher, the free kdpbook.io extension for Chrome or Edge on a computer, fills your Amazon KDP draft from your export (details, categories, files and prices); you review it and click Publish yourself. How kdpbook Publisher works.
Real estimates for real books.
These are the estimates our app shows for each book type's default settings. Change the page count, the number of illustrations or the format and the estimate follows.
| Book | Pages | Format | Illustrations | Credits | ≈ $ at the Starter rate | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture book Fits the free credits 32 pages · 8.5 × 8.5 in · 14 illustrations · ≈ $16.14 · 1/mo on Starter | 32 | 8.5 × 8.5 in | 14 | 1,614 | ≈ $16.14 | 1 on Starter |
| Kids' coloring book Fits the free credits 106 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · 50 illustrations · ≈ $18.03 · 1/mo on Starter | 106 | 8.5 × 11 in | 50 | 1,803 | ≈ $18.03 | 1 on Starter |
| Puzzle book Fits the free credits 108 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · ≈ $4.60 · 5/mo on Starter | 108 | 8.5 × 11 in | – | 460 | ≈ $4.60 | 5 on Starter |
| Guided journal Fits the free credits 120 pages · 6 × 9 in · 12 illustrations · ≈ $16.11 · 1/mo on Starter | 120 | 6 × 9 in | 12 | 1,611 | ≈ $16.11 | 1 on Starter |
| Non-fiction guide 192 pages · 6 × 9 in · ≈ $29.31 · 1/mo on Author | 192 | 6 × 9 in | – | 2,931 | ≈ $29.31 | 1 on Author |
| Novel 336 pages · 5.5 × 8.5 in · ≈ $53.77 · 1/mo on Author | 336 | 5.5 × 8.5 in | – | 5,377 | ≈ $53.77 | 1 on Author |
Dollar amounts use the Starter rate of $0.01 per credit; higher plans pay less per credit. “Fits the free credits” means the estimate, plus the hold headroom, fits in the 2,000 credits every new account gets. The monthly figure is how many books of that kind the smallest plan that covers one can make with its monthly credits. Puzzle pages and planner templates are generated by code, which is why they cost so little; the same puzzle generators run our free word search, sudoku and maze makers.
Held, used, released.
A generation holds its estimate, charges what it produces and gives back the rest. Your balance always shows what you can spend.
- 01
Estimate
Before launch you see the credit estimate of your exact book: pages, words, illustrations and cover, line by line.
- 02
Hold
At launch the estimate is held from your balance (plus up to 5% headroom). Nothing is charged twice, even if you retry.
- 03
Charge what's produced
Each page, illustration and cover is charged as it is made. Failed images are retried at no extra cost.
- 04
Release the rest
When the book is done, or if you cancel, every credit that wasn't used goes back to your balance automatically.
Unit prices
The price list behind every estimate. Illustrations are priced by size: spot art, half pages and full print pages.
| Item | Unit | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Story plan & character bible | per 100 pages (min. 1) | 325 |
| Writing | per 1,000 words | 97 |
| Writing (long form) | per 1,000 words | 48 |
| Manuscript import | per 1,000 words | 3 |
| Page layout | per 10 pages | 19 |
| Typesetting | per 10 pages | 4 |
| Puzzle & template pages | per page | free |
| Character sheet | per character | 15 |
| Illustration (small) | per image ≤ 1.6 MP | 17 |
| Illustration (large) | per image ≤ 4.2 MP | 27 |
| Illustration (print size) | per image ≤ 8.3 MP | 42 |
| Consistency reference | per reference image | 8 |
| Continuity reference | per earlier page sent | 8 |
| Cover art | per cover | 65 |
| AI rewrite | per passage (≈ 350 words) | 12 |
| Planning chat | per 1¢ of model usage (metered) | 8 |
| Book assistant | per 1¢ of model usage (metered) | 8 |
| AI helpers | per 1¢ of model usage (metered) | 8 |
| KDP listing (title, description, keywords) | per book | free |
| Print PDFs & Kindle files | per export | free |
Credit packs
For a book bigger than your monthly credits. Packs are available to subscribers (5% off on Author, 10% off on Studio).
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 1,000 credits | $10 |
| 2,500 credits | $25 |
| 5,000 credits | $50 |
| 10,000 credits | $100 |
| 25,000 credits | $250 |
| 50,000 credits | $500 |
Pricing questions
How do credits work?
Every book gets a credit estimate before you launch it. We hold that estimate (plus up to 5% headroom) while the book is made, charge what is actually produced, and release the rest automatically.
What do I get for free?
New accounts get 2,000 credits once, with no card required. That covers a complete 32-page picture book (about 1,614 credits). Free books carry a preview watermark and are shared in the community.
Can I buy more credits without changing plan?
Yes. Subscribers can buy one-off credit packs at any time, with a discount on the Author and Studio plans. Packs are for subscribers only.
What does editing cost after the book is made?
Editing text, fonts and layout by hand is free. An AI rewrite costs 12 credits per passage of about 350 words, and redrawing an illustration costs the same as drawing it the first time. The planning chat and the Book assistant are charged for the AI they really use (8 credits per cent of AI cost, shown under the message box): a planning-chat message is about 8 credits (the first one about 9), a Book-assistant message about 40. Small AI helpers such as title ideas or picture descriptions cost 1 to 2 credits; setting a book up in the steps instead of the chat is otherwise free. Exports and the KDP listing sheet are always included.
Can I publish the books commercially?
Yes, from the Starter plan up: paid plans include a commercial license and watermark-free exports. You must declare AI-generated content to KDP when you publish.
Where can people buy my book? Can I get a printed copy?
kdpbook.io doesn’t print, ship or sell books. Once you publish your book on Amazon KDP (publishing there is free), it is sold on Amazon like any other book, in print and as a Kindle eBook. Before you publish, KDP lets you order a proof copy to check it on paper; afterwards, author copies at printing cost. To sell it, export it on a paid plan: free-plan files carry a watermark and are not for sale. Books in the kdpbook.io community library can be read online for free.
Can kdpbook.io upload my book to KDP?
kdpbook.io never publishes for you, but on a paid plan it can fill your KDP draft. kdpbook Publisher, our free extension for Chrome or Edge on a computer, works in your own signed-in KDP tab: it enters the book's details, categories, files and prices, then saves the draft. You review the draft and click Publish yourself, and KDP reviews every book. Without the extension, you upload the exported files to KDP by hand. How it works: kdpbook.io/kdp-extension.
Which languages can a book made with kdpbook.io be written in?
kdpbook.io can make a book in 34 languages that KDP publishes, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. On KDP, Polish, Ukrainian and Yiddish are print only, and Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam are eBook only. The kdpbook.io editor is in English, and the Book assistant replies in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese, following the language you write in.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. You keep your plan until the end of the billing period, and the books you made stay in your account.
Can I still sell my books after I cancel?
Yes. Files you exported while on a paid plan keep their commercial license after you cancel: you can keep selling the books you published with them, and upload those files to KDP again. Files exported after your plan ends, including with “Regenerate files”, carry the free plan’s watermark, so download each book’s final files before your billing period ends.
Is there a limit to how many books I can publish?
Not on our side beyond your credits. KDP sets two limits of its own on new titles: its help page currently states 2 new titles created and 2 submitted for publication per format each week (a draft counts when you first submit it), and KDP’s own pages decide when you reach one. Plan releases accordingly.
Make your first book on the house.
2,000 free credits cover a complete 32-page picture book, with every KDP file. Upgrade when you’re ready to sell.
2,000 free credits · no card required