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leebase · 11-18-2022, 07:34 PM

Amazon finally hooked me. I got several months of Kindle Unlimited for free when I bought an eInk Kindle. And then when I bought another ('cuz I gave away my first)....the subscription kept going.

And then I started getting the charges. But by then my wife was regularly reading the KU books and so was I.

I read about a book a week or two. Nothing compared to many of you. I am at a point in life where the price of a book has not been an obstacle to my reading.

But now - now I am sucked into ONLY reading KU. I read the first 3 books in a series and really enjoyed them (The Jericho Quinn series by Marc Cameron). The rest of the series cost $8 each. Not even expensive. But am I reading those?

No.

I'm looking for the next thriller or sci-fi that's included in my KU subscription. Why? Because I'm now bound to "get my money's worth".

I know it's stupid. But it's true. There are books from authors I would be reading, would be paying for, and NOT minding the cost....but I'm compelled to read a KU book because I'm paying for the monthly subscription.

This isn't like Apple Music where pretty much all the music I want to listen to is part of the service. If I wasn't on KU, I doubt that I'd be reading hardly ANY of the KU books I read.

I'm not complaining - I'm just bringing the topic up for discussion. I find KU to be a good value. I'm enjoying the books I'm reading. I, of course, am not hindered from buying any other book. It's just human nature to look for value.

11-18-2022, 07:34 PM	#1
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,975 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	The Power of Kindle Unlimited Amazon finally hooked me. I got several months of Kindle Unlimited for free when I bought an eInk Kindle. And then when I bought another ('cuz I gave away my first)....the subscription kept going. And then I started getting the charges. But by then my wife was regularly reading the KU books and so was I. I read about a book a week or two. Nothing compared to many of you. I am at a point in life where the price of a book has not been an obstacle to my reading. But now - now I am sucked into ONLY reading KU. I read the first 3 books in a series and really enjoyed them (The Jericho Quinn series by Marc Cameron). The rest of the series cost $8 each. Not even expensive. But am I reading those? No. I'm looking for the next thriller or sci-fi that's included in my KU subscription. Why? Because I'm now bound to "get my money's worth". I know it's stupid. But it's true. There are books from authors I would be reading, would be paying for, and NOT minding the cost....but I'm compelled to read a KU book because I'm paying for the monthly subscription. This isn't like Apple Music where pretty much all the music I want to listen to is part of the service. If I wasn't on KU, I doubt that I'd be reading hardly ANY of the KU books I read. I'm not complaining - I'm just bringing the topic up for discussion. I find KU to be a good value. I'm enjoying the books I'm reading. I, of course, am not hindered from buying any other book. It's just human nature to look for value.