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Old 07-19-2014, 02:10 PM   #188
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by Barty View Post
As a test, I tried looking for all the non public domain books I've read in past two months. Zero out of nine was available as KU.

On the other hand, the first 2, 3 pages of Kindle Select 25 were all KU. That's rather dishonest, isn't it? Okay, I kind of knew their editorial selections were not based strictly on literary merit, but this is just blatant marketing.
You didn't know the Kindle *Select* 25 list, like the Countdown timers, is only for KDP Select titles? That it is *supposed* to be marketing? That it is part of the incentives Amazon offers Indie publishers to go Amazon-exclusive?


Other promos (and the alsobots) are neutral, but that one isn't.
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