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Old 11-21-2022, 01:28 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
I do cleanup/formatting for a few local authors. A couple of them have gone with KU for some of their books and, yes, they have to be only available through Amazon for those books while they are available through KU. KU does not require that all books by an author be available in KU.

Larger publishers seem to be able to have better deals with Amazon but I am talking about indie authors whose leverage is non-existent.

And note that your example was published in 2011 and is probably grandfathered from before the current KDP rules were in effect. Can you find an example for a book published in, say, 2021?

You might want to read What to Do if Amazon Shuts Down Your KDP Account and pay special attention to the item titled 5. Enrolling Books in KU that Are Available Wide. One of the authors I've worked with ran into the issue where one of her books was pirated and Amazon suspended her account and she spent quite a bit of time convincing them that this should not affect her account.
https://www.amazon.com/Famously-Lost.../dp/B08Y89H8FX
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073099

And I may very well be wrong about the small authors being able to be in KU and still be available outside of Amazon. It just seems to me that the wording is rather vague. I think I believe now that the only way for a "small" author's ebook to get into KU is through Select, and to be in Select, it must be exclusive.
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