Kindle Unlimited works like a library, except it costs you $9.99 a month and you’ve got more than three weeks to read the books you’ve borrowed.<\/p>\n
Available only in the U.S. right now, Kindle Unlimited lets subscribers:<\/p>\n
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- “Borrow” up to 10 books\u00a0for $9.99 per month with no return due date on the books. (Borrowed\u00a010 books and want another? Return one.)<\/li>\n
- Get access to the audio version of an e-book you’re reading (when available), so you can move from reading to listening on headphones without losing your place in the book.<\/li>\n
- Receive three free months of membership at\u00a0Audible.com, an Amazon company. (The least expensive Audible membership option is $14.95 per month for one book per month.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Looking at it from the consumer standpoint<\/strong>, I’ll remind you that your public library is free and also lets you borrow audio books, CDs of music, and movies and TV series on DVDs.\u00a0But downloading everything without going to the library sure is convenient. If you’re a big reader who doesn’t mind paying for convenience, this might work for you.<\/p>\n
What does it mean for authors?<\/h3>\n
It’s no surprise that if\u00a0you’re an indie author, you must be enrolled in the KDP Select program to be included. Amazon does own this playground, after all.<\/p>\n
For more on what this means for you as an author, check out this\u00a0short list of articles that examine Kindle Unlimited\u00a0in more detail from an author’s perspective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
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- “Amazon Reveals Kindle Unlimited eBook Subscription Service”<\/strong> from Mediabistro<\/a><\/li>\n
- “Is Kindle Unlimited Bad for Authors?”<\/strong> from Smashwords<\/a><\/li>\n
- “Kindle Unlimited is Here!”<\/strong> from Author Marketing Experts<\/a><\/li>\n
- “Is Your Book for Sale at Kindle Unlimited?”<\/strong> from Where Writers Win<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There’s no question that there’s a demand for this service — Amazon wouldn’t have introduced it if there wasn’t. There will always be people who will pay for convenience just as there will always be those who want to\u00a0spend nothing at a public\u00a0library supported by their tax dollars.<\/p>\n
Which one are you?<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Please comment with\u00a0your thoughts and opinions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>If you own a Kindle, you received an e-mail over the weekend that announced Amazon’s new “Kindle Unlimited<\/a>” program.<\/p>\nKindle Unlimited works like a library, except it costs you $9.99 a month and you’ve got more than three weeks to read the books you’ve borrowed.<\/p>\n
Available only in the U.S. right now, Kindle Unlimited lets subscribers:<\/p>\n
- \n
- “Borrow” up to 10 books\u00a0for $9.99 per month with no return due date on the books. (Borrowed\u00a010 books and want another? Return one.)<\/li>\n
- Get access to the audio version of an e-book you’re reading (when available), so you can move from reading to listening on headphones without losing your place in the book.<\/li>\n
- Receive three free months of membership at\u00a0Audible.com, an Amazon company. (The least expensive Audible membership option is $14.95 per month for one book per month.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[473],"class_list":["post-6146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-kindle-unlimited"],"yoast_head":"\n
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- “Is Kindle Unlimited Bad for Authors?”<\/strong> from Smashwords<\/a><\/li>\n
- “Amazon Reveals Kindle Unlimited eBook Subscription Service”<\/strong> from Mediabistro<\/a><\/li>\n