KIndle Unlimited, Any Good?

KIndle Unlimited, Any Good?

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Desiato

Original Poster:

959 posts

284 months

Thursday 29th March 2018
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Do many people on here use it and what are your thoughts on it?

I have just changed my method of commuting and am now reading much more, so the price per month looks like it could be good value. But, is there a good selection of decent books or is it just full of peoples first attempts(not knocking that but would like some decent authors too).

Thanks,

Janluke

2,590 posts

159 months

Thursday 29th March 2018
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I had it for a while and there is a lot of choice but sods law most of the books I was attracted to where not included. Or the first in a series was included but not the rest. I ditched it in favour of Prime which worked out better value for me

jimmyjimjim

7,345 posts

239 months

Thursday 29th March 2018
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I had it for a while. There's a LOT of dross, but some complete gems in there, and it's improving. It's a lot of newer stuff and less from well known authors - though they're adding more back catalog stuff as the authors realise it does make them money ( I read an interesting article a while back on the monetization side of it and it's a nice earner for the authors, especially as they've removed some of the ways it can be gamed).

I stopped it because my reading style is usually book after book after book for a month or two, then stop for a couple of months, then binge read again - the subscription part stopped making sense to me.

I never ran out of things to read, though.

I'd give it a go for a couple of months and see how you get on.

DeejRC

5,811 posts

83 months

Saturday 31st March 2018
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If you read a lot its invaluable!

The opening up of the available book world is staggering.

jimmyjimjim

7,345 posts

239 months

Saturday 31st March 2018
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There's a lot you find on it that you'd never find elsewhere.