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Kindle Unlimited Payout, Funding Jumps in June 2016

26275741896_f13424d302_bAmazon announced on Friday that funding for Kindle Unlimited rose in June 2016, to $15.4 million. That represents a slight but noticeable increase of $100k from May 2016, and a new peak for the funding pool.

Reports from authors show that the per-page royalty rate also rose in June in most markets. The US rate rose to just under a half a cent per page, and almost every market except Germany saw a similar increase.

  • US: $0.0049 (USD)
  • UK: £0.0031 (GBP)
  • Germany: €0.00333 (EUR)
  • France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands: €0.00489 (EUR)
  • Brazil: R$ 0.0113 (BRL)
  • Mexico: $0.8191 (MXP)
  • Canada: $0.0048 (CAD)
  • Japan: ¥ 0.87 (JPY)
  • Australia, India: no data

P.S. Here’s a list of the monthly funding pools. It does not include the bonuses paid out each month.

  • May 2014: $1.2 million
  • June 2014: $1.2 million
  • July 2014: $2.5 million (Kindle Unlimited launches early in the month)
  • August 2014: $4.7 million
  • September 2014: $5 million
  • October 2014: $5.5 million
  • November 2014: $6.5 million
  • December 2014: $7.25 million
  • January 2015 – $8.5 million
  • February 2015: $8 million
  • March 2015: $9.3 million
  • April 2015: $9.8 million
  • May 2015: $10.8 million
  • June 2015: $11.3 million
  • July 2015: $11.5 million
  • August 2015: $11.8 million
  • September 2015: $12 million
  • October 2015: $12.4 million
  • November 2015: $12.7 million
  • December 2015: $13.5 million
  • January 2016: $15 million
  • February 2016: $14 million
  • March 2016: $14.9 million
  • April 2016: $14.9 million
  • May 2016: $15.3 Million
  • June 2016: $15.4 Million

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Greg Strandberg July 18, 2016 um 7:35 pm

So glad I got out.


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Arthur August 15, 2016 um 8:06 am

How to claim the royalty from KENP?

Nate Hoffelder August 15, 2016 um 2:44 pm

I’m not sure what you mean. Amazon should just pay it to you monthly.


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