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Originally Posted by stethorn
Can any one tell me about kindle unlimited. I have amazon prime to had a look at what books I could read for free. Chose one call the maze runner and it made me sign upto kindle unlimited? Is this not part of prime.?
Also if you have a defective kindle and amazon send out a replacement, do you get a refurbished one or a new boxed one?
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My experience with Kindle Unlimited is that SCRIBD's subscription deal is better--more books by more major publishers. You really need a tablet to read the books however (Is Glo a tablet or just a reader?) I have a SCRIBD sub and there are plenty of books to choose from. I like everything about it but there is no support for Kindle unless it's a tablet. This is because you have to download and install an app.
For KU, unless you can identify several books ahead of time, just use the free month and read the ones you do find. Three ladies in one of my mystery group joined, but all but one is running out of books they want to read.
While I support indie writers heartily, and that is mainly what is available in KU, living on a steady diet of only indie writers is not for the faint of heart. But I feel this way about trying a diet of only trad writers too. I want both and I want a large selection!!!
Full Disclosure--It occurs to me that I should have said that my books are on SCRIBD and not on KU. That was not taken into account in the post, but I can see how it may appear that I am biased for that reason. I am only biased based on my experience with SCRIBD and actually seeing their selection. That said, I am not big on either plan because with SCRIBD I have to read on my laptop and that hasn't been great. With a subscription, the advantage of KU is that you do get to read the books on your Kindle device.