Publish in Nigeria
The National Library ISBN process, whether you actually need CAC registration, and the real math on what you earn — plus PPP pricing that Amazon KDP doesn’t offer.
Free to publish · No exclusivity · 80% of net on every sale.
Start publishing freeNigeria is not on Amazon’s 41-territory list for the 70% royalty option, so every sale to a Nigerian reader pays the 35% rate — regardless of price.
$3.50
35% of a $9.99ebook, sold to a reader in Nigeria — Nigeria isn’t one of KDP’s 41 “Available Sales Territories,” so the 70% option never applies here. See the full territory list.
$7.52
80% of net on the same $9.99 ebook — the same rate everywhere, with no territory list and no exclusivity requirement. Run your own price.
Figures computed live from the same fee module that runs at checkout. Amazon figure uses KDP’s published 35% rate for territories outside its 70% list.
The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) is Nigeria’s sole ISBN authority. Individual authors apply online at isbn.nln.gov.ng as an “Author Publisher,” uploading a scanned ID and paying online — commonly reported at ₦5,000 for a single ISBN as of April 2024, though other sources give a wider ₦3,500–₦10,000 range, so confirm the current price on the portal.
An ISBN is not required to publish on Qityol — it’s a separate, optional step useful mainly for library cataloguing and listing on other retailers.
Do you need CAC registration?
Selar and Publiseer are active platforms for Nigerian authors selling digital products, ebooks included. OkadaBooks — a Nigerian ebook platform that ran for about a decade — announced its shutdown in November 2023 citing macroeconomic conditions, and is no longer operating, despite still appearing in some older guides.
Amazon charges Nigerian and US readers the same list price. Qityol adjusts the price Nigerian readers see without touching what you earn.
Connect a bank account through Stripe Connect and receive earnings without needing a US or European bank account for the account itself.
A $9.99 base price is automatically shown to a Nigerian reader at $3.99 — about 40% of the base price — while your earning per sale stays $7.52, calculated on the full base price.
No. Qityol doesn't require an ISBN to publish an ebook, audiobook, or podcast. If you want one anyway, the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) is the sole official ISBN authority, and applications go through isbn.nln.gov.ng — either as an individual "Author Publisher" or, for a formal imprint, as a corporate publisher.
Reporting varies. TechCabal's step-by-step guide states ₦5,000 for a single ISBN, rising to ₦7,000 for two and ₦10,000 for a block of three to ten (paid online via Remita), and that figure is dated April 2024. Other, less specific guides cite a wider ₦3,500–₦10,000 range without a clear single-ISBN figure. The National Library's own portal doesn't publish a fee schedule in the pages we could reach, so treat the ₦5,000 single-ISBN figure as commonly reported rather than confirmed live, and check the current price on isbn.nln.gov.ng before paying.
Not as an individual author. A CAC (Corporate Affairs Commission) certificate is required only if you're registering as a corporate publisher — an established publishing company. Applying as an individual "Author Publisher" instead asks for identity documents (passport, national ID, driver's licence, or voter's card), not a CAC certificate.
Selar and Publiseer are active Nigerian platforms for selling digital products, including ebooks, as of 2026. OkadaBooks, a well-known Nigerian ebook platform since 2013, shut down in November 2023 citing macroeconomic conditions — it's no longer a live option, despite still showing up in older guides.
35%, regardless of price. Nigeria is not one of the 41 territories on Amazon's "Available Sales Territories" list, so KDP's 70% royalty option never applies to a sale made to a Nigerian reader — see the full list at /kdp-royalty-by-country. On a $9.99 ebook that's $3.50 per sale, no matter how the book is priced.
Qityol supports payouts via Stripe Connect, which pays out to a linked bank account without requiring you to hold a US or European bank account yourself. Nigeria isn't yet on Qityol's M-Pesa/IntaSend mobile-money rail — that payout method is currently specific to Kenya and other East African markets.
Free to start. No exclusivity. 80% of every sale goes directly to you.