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Small edition break-even calculator
Find how many paid copies cover a print run using your own costs and selling price.
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The plan
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How the calculation works
Total production = copies × unit cost + fixed costs. Break-even copies = ceil(total production ÷ net sale proceeds).
Before you use the result
All amounts must use the same currency. Assumes the entire print run is paid upfront. Excludes tax, postage and per-order fees.
A worked example
Copies printed: 50 · Production cost per copy: 2 · Fixed project costs: 40 · Selling price per copy: 6 · Selling fee (%): 5 · Copies expected to sell: 40.
- Upfront production cost
- 140
- Net proceeds per sale
- 5.7
- Copies to break even
- 25
- Expected surplus
- 88
Results display up to three decimal places. Rounding happens only for display, except where the method explicitly counts whole items.