The Amazon Exclusivity talk…
It hasn’t been easy deciding whether to accept Amazon’s persistent push for authors to sell exclusively through them. For those who don’t know the background, Amazon provides certain benefits to authors who enroll in KDP Select, such as inclusion in the Kindle Owners Lending Library (“KOLL”, through which Amazon Prime members, once a month, may “borrow” any participating ebook for free), Kindle Unlimited (“KU”, a new subscription service which offers unlimited Kindle books for a flat $9.99 a month), KDP All-Stars (a new monthly bonus plan, paid on top of regular royalties), as well as certain marketing/merchandising opportunities like “Free…
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