ACOS vs TACoS: The Amazon Ads Number That Decides
A 30% ACOS can be profitable on an eBook and a loss on a paperback. How to compute your real break-even ACOS, and why TACoS is the number that rules.
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ReadReal KDP market data, not the usual advice.
A 30% ACOS can be profitable on an eBook and a loss on a paperback. How to compute your real break-even ACOS, and why TACoS is the number that rules.
The median price of a Kindle book with sales signal on amazon.com is $4.99, not $9.99. Where the 70% royalty band sits and how to price against data.
The price you set in KDP crosses the 35%/70% royalty threshold and determines whether KDP Select pays off. The real math, including the 20% rule few tutorials explain.