As long as you reach the minimal payment criteria, royalties are paid every month, roughly 60 days following the end of the month in which the sale was reported (90 days for Expanded Distribution). So if you are new to KDP, your first payout will be approximately 60 days after your first month's sales reports. Example: you started getting sales in January, your royalties will then be paid out at the end of March from your January sales report.

What is the Minimum Payment Criteria 

There is a minimum payment criteria for a wire and check payments that must be a certain amount of earned royalties through the sales of your books. Amazon will keep track of the total and send the payment once you’ve reached the minimum threshold.

Direct deposits

It may take 1–5 business days after the payment date to appear in your bank account. Payments made to your account via an Indian bank could take 7–10 business days after the payment date to appear in your account.

Wire payments

Wire payments can take 5–10 days.

Checks

The payment date can take up to 30 days for the check to reach the address in your KDP account, depending on your location.

How to Set up Different Payment Methods

Direct deposits & wire transfers

• Go to your KDP account & complete the two-step verification.
• Under Getting Paid, click Add a bank account.
• Choose your country or region of residence and click OK.
• Enter your bank account information according to your region/country requirements and click Add and then Save.

How to link your Payoneer Account

• Go to your KDP account & complete the two-step verification.
• Go to the Settings menu and select Account Info.
• Under Deposit Method click on Add.
• Enter your Payoneer's receiving accounts details in the required fields and click Submit.

Switch from check to direct deposit or wire transfer

• Go to your KDP account & complete the two-step verification.
• Under Getting Paid, click Add another bank account.
• Choose your country or region of residence and click OK.
• Enter your bank account information and click Add and then Save.

Checks

Check payment is only offered when an electronic payment method is not available. If your bank is located in a region that supports check payments. Check payments are not available for royalties earned in Sweden and Poland. 

• Go to your KDP account & complete the two-step verification.
• Under Getting Paid, click Add a bank account.
• Choose your country or region of residence and click OK.  (A message will appear saying that direct deposit and wire is not supported).
• Click Save.

How Payment Withholdings Work

Visit Tax Withholding on the KPD website to learn more about it.