Amazon paper checks...

[SunnyFox]

I was curious - for those that receive them, what's shown on Amazon's mailed checks? Does it include a breakdown of titles, or is it just a generic lump sum for a publisher?

[Susanne OLeary]

A lump sum.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

And they don't tell you they have sent it. You just have to await its arrival. If a cheque should go missing you might never know as they are not sent at regular intervals. You have to wait until they amount to $100 or more, and that's not easy to work out because of tax etc..

[Sean Patrick Fox]

Anyone frame their first Amazon check? I'm curious what they look like.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

Anyone frame their first Amazon check? I'm curious what they look like.

I've got all mine scanned into my computer as I have to forward them to the UK to avoid horrendous fees and a long wait here and a couple of them have got lost in the post  .

[BrianKittrell]

Anyone frame their first Amazon check? I'm curious what they look like.

I took a picture of it, but I cashed it because I really needed the money. lol

The read-out just shows the month and the lump sum paid. If the check is for multiple months, I think it will break that down, but I've never seen it personally. (Saw it on my print book checks, so maybe that is what I remember.)

If you're in the Amazon affiliate program, the email that tells you if you got paid or not generally marks the waiting start for me. 3 days later, my check has arrived almost like clockwork.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

You get an invoice attached to the cheque. It will give you the invoice date, and the description will just say  e.g July 2011 Kindle Direct Publishing. There's no breakdown.