Kindle Direct Publishing vs Printify

Kindle Direct Publishing lets authors self-publish eBooks, paperbacks, and hardcover books and make them available through Amazon. Authors retain full rights to their books. eBook royalty choices are 35% and 70%; the 70% option is limited to certain territories and subject to delivery costs. Print books can earn up to 60% royalties and are printed on demand, with printing costs deducted from royalties when an order ships. Manuscript formats include DOC/DOCX, KPF, EPUB, HTML, RTF, TXT, and PDF. Kindle Create for Windows and Mac can prepare manuscripts exported from Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, or Google Docs. Authors can promote eBooks and paperbacks with Amazon Advertising, and share Instant Book Previews or sample chapters. KDP Select is a free 90-day program for Kindle eBooks that includes Kindle Unlimited and eligibility for certain promotions; enrolled eBooks must remain exclusive to the Kindle Store during that period. Publishing is free, but KDP does not accept magazines, periodicals, calendars, or spiral-bound books. New title creation and first-time submission are limited to two titles per format each week.

Printify is a print-on-demand platform for creating customizable products and connecting them to online storefronts. Integrations include Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, eBay, BigCommerce, PrestaShop, Wix, Squarespace, TikTok Shop, Amazon and the Printify Pop-Up Store. The catalog has more than 2,000 customizable products, with more than 90 print providers and over 140 listed print facilities or fulfillment centers. Its partner network delivers across 209 countries and territories. Printify offers design and mockup tools, custom branding, customer personalization, white-label shipping and API access. The Free plan allows five stores per account and unlimited product designs; Printify says the platform has no platform, listing or hidden fees. Premium allows up to 10 stores, provides up to 20% off most catalog products and up to 33% off select new products, and includes 10 AI mockup generation attempts per day. Premium costs $39 a month billed monthly or $24.99 a month billed yearly, with the yearly subscription listed at $299. Printify says yearly billing saves up to 36% compared with monthly billing. The Premium subscription fee is non-refundable. Major credit cards are accepted in USD, EUR, CAD, GBP and AUD; manufacturing errors may qualify for a free reprint or refund within 30 days.