Gumroad
Gumroad is a storefront and checkout for creators that lets KDP publishers sell PDFs, printables and ebooks directly, with no monthly fee.
At a glance
- Price
- Free (No monthly fee. Gumroad keeps 10% + $0.50 per direct sale and 30% on sales through its Discover marketplace.)
- Platforms
- Web
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- Not stated
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Direct Sales & Storefronts
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
Gumroad hosts product pages and handles payment and file delivery for digital products such as printable planner PDFs, templates, ebooks and courses, and has acted as merchant of record for sales tax since January 2025. It does not print books or list them on Amazon. If your ebook is enrolled in KDP Select, selling the same ebook on Gumroad breaks the Select exclusivity rule; print and other formats may be sold elsewhere. Templates you buy from other sellers on Gumroad come with each seller's own license, so check it before using them in a KDP book.
Best for
- Selling printable PDFs and digital editions direct to readers
Pros
- No monthly fee; handles sales tax as merchant of record
- Simple to sell printable versions of low-content books
Cons
- Higher per-sale fees than subscription storefronts at volume
- Selling a KDP Select ebook here breaks exclusivity
Alternatives
- Payhip: Payhip is an online store builder for creators that lets KDP publishers sell ebooks, PDFs and printables directly, on a free or flat-fee plan.
- Draft2Digital: Draft2Digital is an ebook and print-on-demand distribution service for publishing wide that also formats Word manuscripts into EPUB and print PDF.
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