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Originally Posted by dengar
Ok, here is the problem I currently see with the Kindle Lending program and now with Unlimited.
I just finished Steel World by B.V. Larson, the first of his Undying Mercenaries series (great scifi book btw). Looking through the series, Book 1 and 2 are Unlimited but Book 3 is not. I get hooked on a series thats Unlimited then bam! I have to pay to continue the series. This ticks me off to no end. Its happening more and more.
Imagine watching Breaking Bad on Netflix and they tell you that you have to pay extra for the last season. You would be pissed too.
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I agree with that. I also see this and It doesn't make me want to start such a series. Its annoying to me.
I don't care about loss leader or marketing for authors. I just don't care. I am a reader and I am paying $10 a month already to read those books. That is really all I care about. How many books do I read to make it worth $10. And I don't want "leftover" books either. I actually have seem some self publishers talk about that. Some don't want their "good" books in KU, but they'll throw in some stuff to supposedly funnel readers to their "good" books they then have to purchase in addition. Why would I go out and read something of that author again when I can't read their "good" stuff. Yikes
So why would I read the 1st in a series and then pay for the rest in addition to the monthly subscription fee. I might as well not have the KU then and buy the 1st out right too. Would be cheaper. I have started a series where the first was not in KU, but on sale for 99 cents and so far the other 12 parts are in KU. So I bought grumbling the first and now read the others. If they get pulled in the middle of me reading the series, I will be pissed. And I will not buy the rest of them then either.
So I am very careful with series titles in KU. I check to see how many of the series are in it, I want at least several. Thankfully the amazon imprints don't play that game like indy authors do. All their titles are always in KU, all titles of all series. Montlake, 47th north, Thomas and Mercer. All of them.
Its not like the authors don't get paid for me reading their books in KU. I pay to read them and they get paid.
I have already noticed titles that were in KU when I created a wishlist are being pulled. These are self published or indy presses as far as I can tell. I lost 15 on my wishlist in a week. I would have read those books. Was looking forward to. Now I won't. I have to calculate the subscription fee into my book budget.
As of now I have enough for 5 or so month to read. After that, they better get some more publishers. Its easy enough to cancel with one click thankfully.