Prime Lending Question

Fbone · 01-29-2019, 05:39 PM

Does anyone know how authors enrolled in Prime Lending are paid?

Is it the same as KU, per page read? Or a set amount once downloaded? Or after reading more than 10%? Or are they not paid at all and enrollment is a promotional tool?

Just curious, thanks.

AnemicOak · 01-29-2019, 05:49 PM

Not sure if it's still this way, but Amazon was (info from 2017) directly contacting select authors and offering/inviting them the option to have their book included with Prime Reading. If they accepted they got $5K up front to allow their book to be available for 6 months in lieu of any other royalties.

EDIT: This info from 2018 mentions a shorter time period of 90 days for a payment of $500
http://www.indieauthorstoolbox.com/2...-programs.html

fjtorres · 01-30-2019, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Does anyone know how authors enrolled in Prime Lending are paid?

Is it the same as KU, per page read? Or a set amount once downloaded? Or after reading more than 10%? Or are they not paid at all and enrollment is a promotional tool?

Just curious, thanks.

Prime Reading or Kindle lending library?

Prime reading is supposed to be a subset of KU whereas KLL draws books from all over.
(The comics and magazines in Prime Reading are a separate deal since most are tradpubbed.)

Fbone · 01-30-2019, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Not sure if it's still this way, but Amazon was (info from 2017) directly contacting select authors and offering/inviting them the option to have their book included with Prime Reading. If they accepted they got $5K up front to allow their book to be available for 6 months in lieu of any other royalties.

EDIT: This info from 2018 mentions a shorter time period of 90 days for a payment of $500
http://www.indieauthorstoolbox.com/2...-programs.html

Thanks. I suppose that means the selection may change on regular basis.

01-29-2019, 05:39 PM	#1
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Prime Lending Question Does anyone know how authors enrolled in Prime Lending are paid? Is it the same as KU, per page read? Or a set amount once downloaded? Or after reading more than 10%? Or are they not paid at all and enrollment is a promotional tool? Just curious, thanks.

01-29-2019, 05:49 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Not sure if it's still this way, but Amazon was (info from 2017) directly contacting select authors and offering/inviting them the option to have their book included with Prime Reading. If they accepted they got $5K up front to allow their book to be available for 6 months in lieu of any other royalties. EDIT: This info from 2018 mentions a shorter time period of 90 days for a payment of $500 http://www.indieauthorstoolbox.com/2...-programs.html Last edited by AnemicOak; 01-29-2019 at 05:56 PM.

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