Kindle Unlimited

#1

Post by zeratul » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 12:20 PM UTC

Re: Kindle Unlimited

#2

Post by kenny_r » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:03 PM UTC

Very saddened by this:

  We're sorry. Kindle Unlimited is currently only available for US customers.
  Please visit us again when it is available in your country.

Re: Kindle Unlimited

#3

Post by edent » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:05 PM UTC

"We're sorry. Kindle Unlimited is currently only available for US customers. Please visit us again when it is available in your country."

That's ok Amazon. My local library lets me check out as many ebooks as I can read. And audio books. And paper books.

Total cost? FREE!

via taxation which works out as £13 per year (budget is £8 million, population is 650k)

Re: Kindle Unlimited

#4

Post by xux » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:06 PM UTC

Looks like Amazon is trying to do to ebooks what Spotify and Netflix have done to music and content.

The pricing is interesting. At $9.99, it's more than Netflix and the same as Spotify. I'm not sure if anyone will binge read books the same way people do with the other two services.

Re: Kindle Unlimited

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:06 PM UTC

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Post by hospadam » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:09 PM UTC

Can anyone offer any guidance on the audiobook aspect of this? What is a "Kindle book with narration"? If I'm an audible customer... doesn't this seem like a far better deal? Their page seems very light on details for audiobooks.

Edit: I just found a link that includes Kindle Unlimited books with Narration: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=9630682011

Re: Kindle Unlimited

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Post by watty » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:10 PM UTC

edent wrote: post #3

"We're sorry. Kindle Unlimited is currently only available for US customers. Please visit us again when it is available in your country." That's ok Amazon. My local library lets me check out as many ebooks as I can read. And audio books. And paper books. Total cost? FREE ! via taxation which works out as £13 per year (budget is £8 million, population is 650k)

Amazon isn't intentionally discriminating against your country, they don't have a choice.

Re: Kindle Unlimited

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Post by uptown » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:11 PM UTC

xux wrote: post #4

Looks like Amazon is trying to do to ebooks what Spotify and Netflix have done to music and content. The pricing is interesting. At $9.99, it's more than Netflix and the same as Spotify. I'm not sure if anyone will binge read books the same way people do with the other two services.

"I'm not sure if anyone will binge read books the same way people do with the other two services."

Surely you're joking, right? $9.99 is typically close-to the cost of a single ebook. For any avid reader, they'll easily blow through at least a few books a month.

Re: Kindle Unlimited

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Post by xhrpost » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:12 PM UTC

xux wrote: post #4

Looks like Amazon is trying to do to ebooks what Spotify and Netflix have done to music and content. The pricing is interesting. At $9.99, it's more than Netflix and the same as Spotify. I'm not sure if anyone will binge read books the same way people do with the other two services.

There are plenty of people already on the $15/mo plan with Audible. Myself included. I listen to audio books on my commute. The difference with my more expensive plan is that I get too keep the audio books. Though I have not re-listened to any so this is something for me to think about.

Re: Kindle Unlimited

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Post by leviathan » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 1:13 PM UTC

kenny_r wrote: post #2

Very saddened by this: We're sorry. Kindle Unlimited is currently only available for US customers. Please visit us again when it is available in your country.

I still don't understand why, when content is digital and distribution doesn't cost anything extra, things like this are restricted to specific countries.