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Originally Posted by mystika1
I generally download samples before buying a book. To me, the 10% rule on Amazon unlimited is basically like getting a sample of the book you are interested in. Authors don't get paid for samples do they? In that viewpoint, why should the unlimited plan be different? Just thinking out loud.
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No, we don't get paid for samples and in fact cannot even tell how many samples have been downloaded (I think Smash tries to share that data, but other retailers do not).
I think the 10 percent is probably there because Amazon meant for readers to be able to sample--but if I recall correctly, the samples on Amazon for purchase books are only 5 percent. It's a little hard to tell, but the sample I just downloaded for a book (Trad) that I was considering was pretty dang short--I liked what I read, but it wasn't quite long enough to really convince me. I find this to be a problem frequently with samples.
