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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Perhaps it isn't for you. However, I believe the idea behind it is the same idea behind the freebie starter books -- KU subscribers can read all those starters, as well as all the other KU books, without having to pay upfront. Then if they like it enough, they will buy the rest.
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That might be the self publisher idea. But why in the world would I pay $10 a month to read freebies. And I have noticed that. Many of the books I find through genre sifting in KU are books I already own as freebies. I have been getting kindle books including freebies since 2008. Many many self publisher make their books free at some point. So if it was interesting then in the genre I read, I already have it.
That is why KU needs more publishers.
You say that the big 5 get paid their regular rate, but they aren't participating in the program. There are some smaller publishers in it like Open road and some Sourcebooks I believe, but no Penguin, Harpercollins, random, S&S.
If they could get a couple of the big 5, this would be fantastic. They can do like they do on Scribd. Not having the newest books in the program, but back list titles. That would be fine with me.
And to be clear, I don't expect every author to put every book into the program. I only have issues with the series stuff. If they are stand alone books and lets say the author has 8 total books and puts 4 in KU, that is great. Then if I like those 4, I might purchase the others outright.
Its this teaser business I don't appreciate. If I want a teaser I read the sample, or I get the free book outright. I don't need a paid subscription for that.
Like I said, subscription programs have to be part of my book budget. So a portion of what I will read when paying for such subscriptions will have to be part of that. I am funneling that reading away from books I would have maybe bought on sale or as a daily deal. Shifting what I read basically.