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Kindle Unlimited, first impression...
Jul. 19th, 2014 08:29 pmSince the first 30 days are free, I signed up for the "unlimited" version that Amazon launched a day or three ago.
What's unlimited is, apparently, the number of books you can read, although the feature appears to have a 10-item-at-a-time limit, which is not a deal-killer.
However, when I cycled through the books I have on my Amazon "wish list," it turns out none of them were among those included in the "unlimited" pool (and this, despite the fact that none of the books on my list are popular, or best-sellers, or former best-sellers).
Searching over "name" authors revealed that pretty much none of their work is a part of the "unlimited" program. I would imagine that some titles may be offered from time to time as specials, but it's not something you can rely upon.
As it turns out, the book I translated last year, Keep Forever, by Aleksandr Sokolenko, is part of the "unlimited" pool, FWIW.
There would appear, nevertheless, to be a number of books on offer that I either have not yet read or would like to read again (e.g., Tolkien's LotR trilogy, Pearl Buck's The Good Earth), as well as works by a number of authors I read whose books usually sell for less than $5, so this particular subscription setup may work for me.
What's unlimited is, apparently, the number of books you can read, although the feature appears to have a 10-item-at-a-time limit, which is not a deal-killer.
However, when I cycled through the books I have on my Amazon "wish list," it turns out none of them were among those included in the "unlimited" pool (and this, despite the fact that none of the books on my list are popular, or best-sellers, or former best-sellers).
Searching over "name" authors revealed that pretty much none of their work is a part of the "unlimited" program. I would imagine that some titles may be offered from time to time as specials, but it's not something you can rely upon.
As it turns out, the book I translated last year, Keep Forever, by Aleksandr Sokolenko, is part of the "unlimited" pool, FWIW.
There would appear, nevertheless, to be a number of books on offer that I either have not yet read or would like to read again (e.g., Tolkien's LotR trilogy, Pearl Buck's The Good Earth), as well as works by a number of authors I read whose books usually sell for less than $5, so this particular subscription setup may work for me.
