


While the difference may seem superficial at first, this can actually lead to a fairly noticeable discrepancy between your sales royalty and your orders. A sale is when the payment actually clears through Amazon’s payment processing. I’ll explain a bit on that below:ĭifference between Sales and Orders: An order is when a shopper places an order to purchase a book. One caveat about using the new Amazon KDP Reports is that the report shows you the orders instead of your sales. Download an actual copy of the sales excel sheet.There are two ways for you to check your sales on KDP: Want to learn more about Kindle Direct Publishing? Check out some of the most common questions we hear from authors and self-publishers online.
