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Old 12-09-2015, 10:13 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
That breakdown on KU is a bit old.
I've seen more recent reports/rumors that Amazon has been reducing the tradpub count in KU. Most of the growth in the catalog (it's almost doubled) over the past year has been on the Indie side.
So the KU total is probably a bit lower.
But the core point stands: just as Amazon UK is the second largest ebook vendor globally, KU is very likely the second largest market for ebooks in the US.

The competition really needs to up their game; sometimes it seems Amazon is competing against a vacuum.
Small/medium publishers "borrows" might be down overall compare to self-publishers but since they are paid full royalties instead of "by the KENPC page", it will even out.






p.s.

2014 payout to self-publishers who enroll in KDP Select

KOLL/KU Global Fund for July was $2.785 million (average payout $1.80), 31 days of KOLL, 14 days of KU --------1.547 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for August was $4.7 million (average payout $1.54) full month of KOLL and KU--------3.052 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for September was $5 million (average payout $1.52) full month of KOLL and KU-------3.29 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for October was $5.5 million (average payout $1.33) full month of KOLL and KU ---------4.14 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for November was $6.5 million (average payout $1.40) full month of KOLL and KU--------4.64 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for December was $7.25 million (average payout $1.43) full month of KOLL and KU --------5.07 million borrows

2015 payout to self-publishers who enroll in KDP Select

KOLL/KU Global Fund for January was $8.50 million (average payout $1.38) full month of KOLL and KU -----------6.15 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for February was $8.00 million (average payout $1.41) full month of KOLL and KU ------------5.67 million borrows (28 days February)
KOLL/KU Global Fund for March was $9.30 million (average payout $1.34) full month of KOLL and KU ---------------6.94 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for April was $9.80 million (average payout $1.36) full month of KOLL and KU -----------------7.21 million borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for May was $10.8 million (average payout $1.37) full month of KOLL and KU -----------------7.88 millon borrows
KOLL/KU Global Fund for June was $11.3 million (average payout $1.35) full month of KOLL and KU-----------------8.37 million borrows

KOLL/KU Global Fund for July was $11.5 million (average payout per KENP is $0.005779)---------------------------1,989,963,661 pages (KENP) read
KOLL/KU Global Fund for August was $11.8 million(average payout per KENP is $0.00514)--------------------------2,295,719,844 pages (KENP) read
KOLL/KU Global Fund for September was $12.0 million (average payout per KENPC is $0.00507)--------------------2,366,863,909 pages (KENP) read
KOLL/KU Global Fund for October was $12.4 million (average payout per KENPC is $0.004809) ---------------------2,578,498,648 pages (KENP) read



KDP Select All-Stars Bonuses to top self-publishers who enroll in KU


Amazon US

Quote:
Author ranking Bonus amount
1-10 $25,000
11-20 $10,000
21-30 $5,000
31-50 $2,500
51-100 $1,000
= $500,000

Quote:
Title ranking Bonus amount
1-10 $2,500
11-50 $1,000
51-100 $500
= $90,000



Amazon UK

Quote:
Author ranking Bonus amount
1-10 £2,000
11-20 £1,500
21-30 £750
31-100 £500
= £77,500

Quote:
Title ranking Bonus amount
1-10 £500
11-50 £250
51-100 £100
= £20,000



Amazon Germany

Quote:
Author ranking
Bonus amount
1-10 € 7,500
11-20 € 5,000
21-30 € 3,500
31-50 € 2,500
51-100 € 1,500
101-150 € 500
= euro 310,000

Quote:
Title ranking
Bonus amount
1-10 € 750
11-50 € 500
51-100 € 250
= euro 40,000


Illustrated Kids' Book bonuses US

Quote:
Title ranking
Bonus amount
1-5 $1,000
6-10 $750
11-30 $500
31-50 $250
51-100 $150
= $31,250


Quote:
Illustrated Kids' Book bonuses

Title ranking
Bonus amount
1-25 £100
=£ 2500




Add them all up at the current exchange rate, it's $1,164,000 a month in KDP All-Stars bonuses.

Top self-publishers who enroll in KU could earn as much as $300,000 a year in just All-Stars bonuses. Just need to be among the top 10 KU-enrolled self-publishers each month.

Last edited by Xianxia; 12-09-2015 at 10:19 AM.
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