The Consumerist reports that those authors voluntarily enrolled in the “Amazon Select” Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription platform will be paid .006 cents per page read under the new scheme.
Can you say masochists?
Jul 02
On Apple losing its appeal and digital windowing
Disruptive Competition Project’s Matt Schruers offers some excellent thoughts on Apple losing its appeal and digital content “windowing.”
Jul 01
eBook subscriptions hit snags
Digital Book World says eBook Subscription service Scribd will remove romance novels from its catalog in order to streamline growth.
With Amazon’s July 1st retooling of its Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service to pay participating authors less, could it be we’re seeing the failure of the “all you can eat” eBook platform?
Here’s an idea: how about they sell eBooks to consumers at an affordable price!
Jun 30
Apple still guilty of eBook price fixing
The Hollywood Reporter says Apple is still guilty of eBook price fixing after its failure to overturn the U.S. Justice Department’s guilty verdict against it.
Jun 29
Kindle and Kobo: eBooks, eReaders, Apps and prices compared!
Expert Reviews compares Kindle and Kobo: eBooks, eReaders, Apps and prices.
Jun 28
DC Comics for hoopla digital
Digital Book World reports hoopla digital will offer digital comics via its library distribution platform after inking a deal with DC Entertainment.
Jun 26
eBooks take too long to consume for “all you can eat” subscription services to work
Entrepreneur’s Jason Illian explains why eBook subscriptions services cannot be equated with Netflix or Spotify.
Jun 25
Scribd acquires Librify
According to a Digital Book World post subscription-based eBook provider Scribd has acquired social eReading platform Librify.
Jun 24
Kindle Unlimited will “cheapen” books
PCMag’s Chandra Steele writes that Amazon’s upcoming changes to its Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service will make “books cheaper” but also “cheapen” them.
In the new deal (decree?) participating Indie authors will only be paid for pages read.
Jun 23
No upside to Amazon’s new pay-by-the-page Kindle Unlimited plan
John Scalzi calls it as he sees it regarding Amazon’s upcoming pay-by-the-page payment plan for Kindle Select authors enrolled in the Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service.
There is no upside for the authors.
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