Readers in the UK had a big day yesterday, but so did authors whose books are available in ebook form to UK readers. There were two big announcements:
The first was that Amazon has launch Kindle Unlimited for the UK. UK readers can pay a monthly subscription to read as many eligible books as they would like. Authors selling in the UK and participating in the program get a pro rata share of the designated fund pool of money for the money, based on number of reads of 10% or more of their titles. Authors report this has been amounting to a little more than $2.00 per read in the U.S.
The second UK announcement was that Bookbub will now extend its discounts to UK subscribers. Bookbub is the king of online promotions and has over three million in subscribers. UK readers will get the discounts plus 5%. Authors with ebooks promoted on Bookbub will get increased exposure, visibility, and potential sales with the addition of the UK market.
With my next Bookbub day scheduled for October 13 and booked before Bookbub made this announcement and adjusted its prices upward to account for the larger number of subscribers eligible for the discounts, I got in on the UK addition for the US price. Sweet!
Pamela
Pamela Fagan Hutchins, Board Chair and Past President of Houston Writers Guild, is an
employment attorney and workplace investigator who writes award-winning and bestselling romantic mysteries (perma-free Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise, Finding Harmony) and hilarious nonfiction (How to Screw Up Your Kids, What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes?, and others). She is passionate about great writing and smart authorpreneurship. She also leaps medium-tall buildings in a single bound, if she gets a good running start. Visit her website http://pamelahutchins.com, or follow her on Facebook http://facebook.com/pamela.fagan.hutchins.author. You can pre-order her next release, Going for Kona, everywhere, now.