![]() Even if you abandon it, the author gets paid a little bit. Everyone copies the idea, because if you are a KU customer and you liked the original, you might try a similar book. ![]() Let’s say someone writes romance with mermaids and it reaches #1. That’s also why you will see KU develop sharp trends quickly. If you write, let’s say, a regency romance, starting with one duke and then writing sequels about all his brothers and friends, and you do it fast enough, it’s a fair bet readers will follow, since the books are pretty much free. ONE FELL SWEEP is priced at $4.99 x.70 x.85 = $2.96 take home pay.įinancially KU makes sense for people with high output, for example romance authors who can do at least 6 releases a year. A lot of times they may not read it right away, they might abandon it halfway through, or have to set it aside for some other reason. This is assuming the reader would read the entire book. The common wisdom says that Amazon considers an average page to be 187 words. Kindle Unlimited pays the authors between $.004 and $.005 per page. The entire point of the platform is that it’s cheap. KU attracts people with a limited income, students, retirees, people who are experiencing a financial crunch, bargain hunters, etc. Over half of KU customers have never purchased a book from Amazon. By entering KU, we would have to ignore all of those readers. Amazon does account for the majority of readers, but there are people who read on other platforms such as Apple Books, BN, and Google. If the book is in KU program, it can’t be sold by any other retailer including the author. ![]() ![]() The problem with KU availability is two fold.įirst, KU books must be exclusive to Amazon. If not, will the books be in the libraries? I’m shamelessly addicted to your books, and when we actually had a bookstore, I swore I’d never own a Kindle, but small town Zanesville, Ohio has zero bookstores within 50 miles, and I started using Amazon, got hooked on my Kindle, started reading everything Kindle Unlimited offered,Īnd since I read a book a day, on average, I just plain can’t buy everything I want to read. I am wondering if you are going to continue to allow Kindle Unlimited readers to enjoy your Innkeeper series. ![]()
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