tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post777410514471362104..comments2023-10-01T03:10:10.767-07:00Comments on Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Authors Guild Raises Doubts About Amazon's New Pay-Per-Page PolicyErica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-6416501994520733752015-06-30T06:38:58.014-07:002015-06-30T06:38:58.014-07:00Just to clarify, you don't specifically state ...Just to clarify, you don't specifically state all authors in your piece, but a lot of people don't seem to understand what KU is and how people get into it. <br />And even if you are a Kindle Unlimited author, your royalty hasn't changed when someone buys the book, only when it is loaned. <br />How this affects a writer depends on how much of their income is based on loans and how much is based on purchases (mine is about 50/50 with the current system) . . . and how often readers read through and how much is put into the system and a bunch of other things we can't really predict.<br /><br />But KU has never been guaranteed income. It's always been sort of a "bonus." And if you don't like it, it's really easy to opt out. HLBurkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569851175115923173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-52847330711213008352015-06-30T06:35:38.994-07:002015-06-30T06:35:38.994-07:00It's not "all authors." It's spe...It's not "all authors." It's specific to authors who are Kindle Select and only applies to loans, not books purchased. There is so much unneeded panic about this when no one has even seen how it will play out yet. Normal book purchases will still get the exact same royalty rate.<br />Kindle Unlimited loans were already based on the reader getting 10% into the book before the author is paid for the loan. <br />Amazon is even letting authors opt out of Select early if they don't like the new system, penalty free. Most I know are choosing to stay in and see how it works out (those who were already select. I'm not sure the percentage, but a lot of Indies aren't select anyway because they like the exposure of being on other sites). <br />HLBurkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569851175115923173noreply@blogger.com