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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
No, the real one. Amazon has a 100% monopoly on KU.
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Well, Kindle unlimited isn't the only ebook subscription service.
Scribd is still hanging around with measurable numbers.
So no, KU is no monopoly.
Just very big in its segment (~89%).
As for the authors, it really depends what they use it for: some put all their books on, full time, some put in the first of each series, some rotate them in and out a few at a time. Many use it as a replacement for permafree. Everybody's mileage varies.
It's paying out over $25M a month ($300M a year) to authors which is in aggregate more than several other channels gross revenue, which is why it has no shortage of books old and new. But like any channel in retail,nothing is guaranteed. Some make out like bandits, some muddle through, some don't.