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AMAZON KINDLE UNLIMITED IS CHANGING EVERYTHING!

By: Neil Ostroff

I’m sure if you’re a reader or author you’ve heard about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program for ebooks. For a monthly fee a reader can now purchase an unlimited amount of Kindle ebooks for as long as they remain members. I’ve done a bit of research and here’s what I’ve discovered.

Although Amazon Kindle Unlimited does sound ominous to the author, when it comes to royalty payments, it actually does have some pretty fantastic perks.

For one, an author will no longer see that dreaded return unit in their monthly sales reports. Once a book is downloaded and the first 10% is read the author gets a full royalty whether the book is read entirely or returned.

Second, the book is now in the Kindle Owners Lending Library so a reader is much more apt to experiment with an unknown author because it isn’t costing the reader anything to see what the book is about. This program will allow for more experimental stories to be published. Books that a reader may be wary to spend money on can now be read as a part of Kindle Unlimited. Imagine how that frees both writer and reader to experiment outside their comfort zones. This may lead to some pretty amazing discoveries and breakthroughs.

Third, the fund for these books is ever increasing, 

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

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15. How to Build a Blog that Has Lasting Impact Upon Its Readers : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/zuntl
16. Neil Ostroff: Amazon Kindle Unlimited Is Changing Everything! | Book Marketing Bestsellers http://ow.ly/zunEe
17. How can writers handle the changes in publishing? http://ctt.ec/8gN2P+  via @RachelleGardner
18. Writers Are Opening Up About Money. That's a Good Thing. http://ow.ly/zuohs
19. It’s 2011 All Over Again | The Passive Voice | http://www.thepassivevoice.com/07/2014/its-2011-all-over-again/

Happy writing and running, Kathy