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Old 07-23-2014, 10:24 AM   #340
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Like Netflix Amazon needs to have several plans. Different strokes for different folks. Harry accused me of "gaming the system" when I suggested I may cancel for a few months while I read the ten books and then sign up again for ten more. Why not offer a $4.99 / month plan for 5 books. Something like that might keep me signed up month after month.

On a different note - does anyone know how Amazon pays the publisher/author for these KU books it is offering?
The authors are paid out of a single "pot of cash" that is divided up across all books borrowed in a given period. The price of the book does not matter. They take all the borrows and some pre-set amount (this month I think that amount is 2 million) and divide it across the authors.
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