In the US, first prominent indie authors of Kindle Unlimited (KU) withdraw, avoid large publishers the eBook from Amazon almost entirely flat rate. The German indie author Poppy J. Anderson, on the KU page with a private boat represented (picture left), with all their eBooks part of the flat rate -. Yet
Without satisfied authors not satisfied users
sounds for frequent reader download Amazon’s offering, many books at a fixed price of less than 10 euros a month as a bargain. The crux of it is that the majority of indie authors seems to be still undecided as to whether they should continue to supply the flat rate model from Amazon or not.
Return these authors due to unsatisfactory conditions the program back to shrink the offer for readers. This would mean that Kindle would Unlimited uninteresting for Reading, after all befände then only a relatively small number of publishing books in the available track list. Especially many new titles not would be added, which would be a particular problem for frequent readers.
Apart from these considerations should the reader be clear that it is indeed suggested by the term “flat rate” endless books to borrow, in fact, he may, however, only up to 10 books pack on his reader and must return them to borrow more can. The idea of a well-filled with countless dauergeliehenen Readers eBook is therefore invalid.
Why pushes the Kindle Unlimited program, which is available on the German market in October, with authors so much skepticism? On one hand, it may be because you as the author has no influence on the pricing. On the other hand, it sounds like a sellout of literature, if a flat rate service, which allows one to borrow books for an apple and an egg. From art is a commodity – true to the motto: Borrowing, reading, deleting
short story just paid like 900-page tome
Let us consider in more detail the financial component and go to the. Potted. In contrast to the sales where you can even put a price, it is with Kindle Unlimited so that every month from a global fund will calculate how much are the payments for the loan. It does not matter whether you offer a short novel for 99 cents or a 900-page tome for 10 euros, as each copy is given the same amount per loan.
Current price adjustment makes planning impossible
In addition, the author never knows in advance how high the proceeds of a loan will be because it is not determined until after the end of the month. Accordingly, the author has neither an assurance in what area this calculation is, nor can plan long-term, since the earnings from month to month can change. He brings out a novel in which he has worked, where appropriate, for several years, and estimated for an already very reasonable price to € 4, it is possible that he risks by Kindle Unlimited a loss. In addition, its regular sales may decline if the reader decide to borrow the book and not to buy.
German indie authors remain skeptical
From the USA come on absolute horror stories disillusioned indie authors who turn the program back and write about it, that their income has shrunk by more than half. Partial loss was spoken compared to months without selling Kindle Unlimited even by 75%. In Germany, we are of such scenarios still away, but the Self Publisher community remains skeptical about KU, since no one can estimate the direction in which the program will develop.
exit is risky
Kindle Charts: Without Borrowing suffers visibility
simply leave
The model appears there as obvious solution, but carries over also worth considering risks, since the visibility could suffer in sales by moving away from Kindle Unlimited. The book is perhaps worse advertised, appears less frequently in the recommendations and loses by missing Loan good spots in the rankings. The principle here is: A book that I can not see, I do not buy
Therefore, authors seem to tolerate any disadvantages of KU to lose no visibility.. Of course, many haunted by the mind that they. At a leaving of the model for those readers who are customers of Kindle Unlimited, would no longer appear attractive, as they read now almost exclusively books that are included in the flat rate Accordingly, it is a departure from KU also a loss of readers?
Attractive for lesser-known authors
Of course, the program is mainly for authors without a solid readership base of advantage as a flat rate make it can to attract new readers and generate more borrowing. KU-users are probably willing to experiment and can be applied to unknown for them authors whose books they would not have bought if they fail the corresponding Ebooks “for nothing” could invite. In this way new favorite authors can be detected, which is undoubtedly a great asset to many self publishers.
Sell on lending
At the same time it should be considered where it leads, as more and more users of the added flat rate, the lending rise, fall, sales and earnings are lower (can). Most authors would like to sell their books and not giving.
If a supporting Kindle Unlimited therefore useful or counterproductive? For my part I have not found an answer to this question, I’m not – yet – part of the model and consider the development with mixed feelings
Of course, guaranteed Self Publishing (like the letter under a Publisher roof) not foolproof. occupational terms, but in my opinion, is added by an uncertain Kindle Unlimited Component
About the Author : Poppy J. Anderson (Homepage, Wikipedia, Amazon) is the pseudonym of a German author, who since the end of 2012 as Selfpublisherin published novels, which are now published via Rowohlt. Most of her books made it to No. 1 on the bestseller list and has sold over 800,000 copies
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