Drop in your book's KENP page count and monthly readers, and see exactly what you earn per read, per month and per year — using the current 2026 rate.
Open KDP Reports → Kindle eBook Normalized Pages (KENPC). It's your book's official page count for payouts.
Drop in your KENPC and how many readers finish the book each month. We apply the current monthly rate automatically.
Per-read, monthly and yearly earnings at a glance — and a reminder that the rate changes every month.
Amazon pools a monthly KDP Select Global Fund and divides it by the total pages read by Kindle Unlimited subscribers. That's why the per-page rate moves every month — Amazon reported a $71.0 million global fund for July 2026. The fund total alone does not determine the US per-page rate because total pages read and marketplace allocation also matter.
Your payout is simply: pages read × that month's rate. At the tracked July 2026 US rate of about $0.0047976, a 300-page book earns about $1.44 per full read, and 100 readers a month adds up to roughly $144/month.
One customer can only contribute up to 3,000 KENP per title — a re-read doesn't pay twice.
KENP royalties come from Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners' Lending Library — your ebook must be enrolled in KDP Select.
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What is the KENP rate?
KENP (Kindle Edition Normalized Pages) rate is what Amazon pays authors per page read through Kindle Unlimited. It changes every month and has ranged from about $0.0038 to $0.0052 per page in 2025-2026.
What was the July 2026 KENP payout rate?
The tracked US payout rate for July 2026 was about $0.0047976 per page. Marketplace rates differ, and your KDP royalty report is the final source for your own payout.
How is KENP calculated?
Your book's KENPC count × that month's rate. Example: 300 pages × $0.0048 = $1.44 per full read.
Do I need KDP Select to earn KENP royalties?
Yes — Kindle Unlimited reads only count for books enrolled in KDP Select.
KENP rates are estimates compiled from public trackers and Amazon's KDP Select fund announcements. Latest tracked US per-page rate: July 2026 (~$0.0047976); latest official fund announcement: July 2026 ($71.0M); reviewed 2026-08-29. Always verify final payouts in your KDP dashboard.