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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Wouldn't the question of "how authors get paid" be best left to those who hold the rights to the ebooks, and presumably granted permission for those ebooks to be lent by KU? I hear that Amazon "exclusivity" is required for some authors' works to be included, so I doubt the rights holders have been blind-sided by any of terms/conditions. The only thing left is to see if it works out for them (authors) financially. Yay if it does. If not, pull out as soon as the terms allow--if you control the rights. Or lobby those who DO control the rights to your work if you don't. How on earth is this turning into another "Amazon is screwing authors" scenario for some? Are they forcing participation on KDP uploaders? I've heard at least one indie author (in this thread) say they're not participating, so I don't think that's the case. Was it a surprise "opt-out" situation that KDP author's didn't have time to react to?
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You sign up for Amazon exclusivity for 3 months at a time so if KU was introduced just after you renewed, it would be another 3 months before you could opt out.