![]() Sometimes just the 1st book in a series is in KU and the rest aren’t. You’ll need to buy them if you want to own them. Some who are, only have some of their books included, which can be confusing.Īgain, you don’t own the copies of the books you download in KU. Many popular authors are not included in KU. Consider helping out an indie author by reading their books on KU and knowing they are getting a little money from that. ![]() Simply download the Kindle app to your phone or tablet.Īuthors get paid royalties for pages read in KU. You don’t need to have a Kindle device to download and read Kindle books! This of course applies to all Kindle books, not just KU, but it’s worth emphasising. When searching for books, you can filter the search results to KU only, which is a great way of discovering books you wouldn’t otherwise have known about. You don’t own the copies of the books you download, you simply return them so they’re not taking up space in your Kindle library. The more books you read, the better value the subscription price is – and it’s great value to begin with. When you download them, they appear instantly in your Kindle library. It’s easy to borrow and return your allowance of 10 books. In fact, these are more likely to have their books available on KU than the big publishers are. There is a very wide range of books – over 1 million – including self-published and indie publishers. ![]() Here are some pros and cons of Kindle Unlimited for readers: I was offered 2 months for free and that’s where I am at the moment! I accepted it, of course! Most recently I decided to renew my subscription regardless of whether it was the full amount of £7.99. The third time, I was attempting to cancel my subscription once the 6 months were up, but I was then offered 3 extra months for 99p. I read 24 Kindle books in 6 months, which would have cost a total of £96 if I’d bought them individually. I then noted all of the KU books I read and their prices. The average Kindle ebook is £0.99 – £4.99. It was for new customers only but I found a half price for 6 months deal. The second time, Amazon were promoting a 3 months for 99p deal. I cancelled the subscription after this, because I had so many books from other sources. My first experience of KU was a 1 month free trial, during which I read 12 books. It should also be noted that KU is not the same as Prime Reading and is not included with Amazon Prime membership. Technically a KU book is not a free read, it just means you don’t pay anything extra to read that book, because it’s included in your KU membership. You can tell if a book is part of KU by the logo that appears on the product page and also the price will say ‘Read for £0.00’ (see screenshot below). Books have to be part of KU to be eligible. Despite the name, KU does not mean you can read unlimited books, nor does it mean you can read any Kindle book. An ebook library service but without due dates. Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service on Amazon which allows you to borrow up to 10 Kindle books at a time. It’s also from a UK perspective but may have similarities to other countries. ![]() This is from the viewpoint of both a reader and an author. In this post I’m going to look at Kindle Unlimited and whether it’s worth subscribing. ![]()
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