Kindle Unlimited Is Equivalent to Working for Exposure
You wouldn’t accept it anywhere else
Amazon Prime and its add-ons like Kindle Unlimited and Audible subscriptions offer the consumer a huge number of products for one predictable price. That’s great if you’re looking for something to read, but terrible for authors who are trying to make a living with their art.
Offering your work on subscription models is the equivalent of working for free in exchange for exposure. It’s possible to make money, but it rarely happens.
Like the actress who got offered a role “for exposure” by a producer who just wanted to get in her pants, the end result of putting your work up on a subscription model is that you make the company look better so they can get richer at your expense.
How does this happen
Amazon holds a considerable portion of the book market. So they want to look like they are offering all of that to consumers at one low price point.
“Kindle Unlimited is a service that allows you to read as much as you want, choosing from over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and up to three select magazine subscriptions.” — from the Kindle Unlimited FAQ
