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Kindle Unlimited, Market Scrying, and Sales Cycles

18 January, 2015 // 12 Comments

Over the past couple months many authors have pointed to Kindle Unlimited and complained that Amazon's 5 month old ebook subscription service is harming their sales, but there is growing evidence [Read More ...]

There’s a Question We Should Be Asking Re Kindle Unlimited and Its Impact on eBook Sales

28 December, 2014 // 73 Comments

For the past month or so, Kindle Unlimited has been one of the hot topics in digital publishing. A number of indie authors are reporting that their revenues have dipped since KU launched in July. I [Read More ...]

Kindle Unlimited is Cutting into Authors’ Sales, and Other Market Scrying

9 December, 2014 // 43 Comments

I was the first to break the story last week that KU might be having a negative impact on indie authors' ebook sales, and as I have been reading the ensuing coverage I have realized that someone [Read More ...]

Author discontent grows as Kindle Unlimited enters its fifth month

1 December, 2014 // 74 Comments

When Kindle Unlimited launched in the US 4 months ago there were many questioning whether it was good or bad for authors, and if the chorus of complaints over the past few days are any indication [Read More ...]