What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You…

What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You…

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Right now, with 50 (yes, FIFTY) books in the American Brides Series releasing one book every single day, November 19th through January 7th, Pioneer Hearts Readers (and fans of Western Historical Romance) will have an absolute feast! And for some, it might break the bank.

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Kristin Holt | Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "The best part of KU is that I get to try new authors without worrying about oging over my book budget."

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Kristin Holt | Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... American Mail-Order Brides Series... 50 Brides, 50 States, 50 Books.

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That thought brought up the happy realization that with almost all (if not all) of these books available on Kindle Unlimited, subscribers to this service could literally read all 50 over the course of two calendar months for the price of two months’ subscription. That’s only $19.98 total, compared to $149.50 if a reader bought each and every title in the American Brides Series. Wow. A savings of $129.52.

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Kristin Holt | Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "When browsing for my next read, "it makes a big difference if it is on KU or not. I don't have the extra money to buy books 'just because' right now so we (my husband and I) only get the $10 that KU costs for books each month."

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Kristin Holt | Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "KU status does make a difference. I will pass it by if it is not on KU and look for those that are in the program. This is particularly true for new authors or new books that I am questioning whether or not to buy outright. If I like it, many times I buy the book anyway after reading it in KU."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You.... Kindle Unlimited, courtesy of Amazon's page: http://amzn.to/1lFB3ZV

Kindle Unlimited, courtesy of Amazon.

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I’m the author of two of the fifty books: Lessie, Bride of Utah and Josie, Bride of New Mexico. It makes a whole lot of sense for me to want to read other books in this series. And read a lot of them. I hope to review many of my favorites for the benefit of other readers. An expensive proposition… but I’m a K.U. fan, so it’s a no-brainer for me. I’ll simply turn my K.U. subscription back on and reap the benefits.

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... coming January 2 and January 4: Lessie, Bride of Utah and Josie, Bride of New Mexico. Both by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Holt.

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Yet I realize not all readers share my preferences. Not everyone may have had a blue-skies-and-sunshine experience with K.U. Other readers might not love it as much as I do. Maybe they can’t find what they want to read within K.U. so the savings just isn’t there. Perhaps they’re morally against subscriptions. Maybe it just doesn’t feel right.

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I decided to go right to the source. I asked for volunteers to interview by email, and urged them to respond honestly. I won’t reveal the ten interviewee’s names, to further encourage honesty. Their feelings on the subject will surprise you.

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Why am I so certain of the ‘surprise’ factor? Read on!

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You.... Stylized image: Cancel Kindle Unlimited

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I interviewed ten subscribers to K.U. I was surprised to learn nine out of ten (granted, this is a small pool, but I’m still surprised) had remained loyal K.U. subscribers month after month after month without ever canceling, even for a brief period of time. I’m a reader, too, and I’ve subscribed and unsubscribed at least twice.

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Seasons change. Demands on time fluctuate. I don’t always have time to read as much as I want to. To most of us, K.U. is a viable way to live within our budget for our favorite entertainment: books. $9.99/mo can provide a great quantity of reading material. I was genuinely stunned by the loyalty during months when subscribers say they hadn’t borrowed a single book.

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If I was surprised by this answer, I’m willing to bet you’ll be surprised by at least one insight shared.

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You.... "If I'm riding the fence on reading a book, I wilil read it through K.U. but I will not spend the money to buy the book without knowing who the author is of what their writing style is like."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You.... "Freedom to try a new author without the risk of buyer's remorse." And "Not all my favorite authors use it."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You.... "I budget $100 month for reading. I read a minimum of 5 books on work days and double that on days off." And "If I like the author, I buy. I fa new author and not on KU I decide by budget, length and reviews. If it is KU I will try ti even if I am unsure. Reviews are meaningful to me in both KU and paid for. I use the Amazon Genre and recommendations. I have never searched by KU." And "Took a reading test and scored 1100 wpm with 97% comprehension. KU increased the number of books I read by a bunch."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "If it had not been for the K.U. program, I would have missed out on reading many Pioneer Hearts authors."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "People may say you can get books free from the library but I like KU because I have access to ebooks that aren't in the library. I like the ease of getting books and I have discovered some great authors."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I sometimes wonder if KU is a disservice to authors, by not purchasing the book. But then I realized it is like borrowing books from the library."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I feel like it is an online library that I pay a monthly fee to access. It saves me time of running back and forth to my local library (which won't have the books I like anyway). KU allows me to try new authors without risk, and my monthly fee saves me tons of money in the long run. For exmaple...today I'm starting book 16 in a 50 book series an dI haven't "bought" a book yet.. they have all been on KU... at roughly $2.99 per book that's a total cost of almost $50... But I paid less than $10."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I love KU but worry about how my friends the authors get paid for their hard work. I have come to know a lot of the authors from Pioneer Hearts and don't want to cheat them."

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GOOD NEWS, dear Anonymous Pioneer Hearts Member and fan of so many… while individual authors’ opinions of how equitable payment for K.U. borrows are, my opinion is that it’s a very good thing for authors. My paycheck/royalties are HIGHER than they were pre-K.U. Authors are compensated for every page READ of every K.U. book borrowed.

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "When I started my ku subscription, "my book consumption went way up (compared to before). With more books in my hands, more reviews went out for authors."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I read about one (book) a night at the moment. My consumption definitely went up although that was partly to do with joining PH (Pioneer Hearts). I wouldn't like to consider how much the books, I have read since starting my KU sub, would have cost me if I had to buy them."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I read 15 to 30 books weekly with K.U. My consumption went up with K.U."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "If it's a KU book and I'm not hooked after a few minutes (five at most), I'll quit and not even worry about it. There's too many other things to read and I feel no remorse from not sticking with it. If I'd purchased the book, I'm much more likely to continue on even if I can't stand it... at least for a little while longer."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I have and would recommend KU to anyone I know who is an avid reader."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I would love to be able to manage my subscription better": 1) "It's easier to log into my laptop and return books I have read or dislike... easier to find new books in K than to try and manage the store front via Kindle." 2). Many of the PH (Pioneer Hearts) authors have books starting at 1 to xxx. It would be awesome to borrow book one and then just be able to click a link to borrow book 2, then 3, etc. There must be some way to organise this as Amazon offers the option to see the books in a series." 3) I hate the fact that it automatically assumes I want to return the oldest book on there. I think there should be an option to leave a review and return the book once you have finished it." 4). "I am limited to ten books. Yes I know you can borrow them again and again but sometimes I go on a reading spree and want to download more than ten."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "I dislike the lack of big name authors. Fortunately (and unfortunately) there's a high amount of indie books." And, "I love finding these new authors. However, there's a high volume of low quality books as well."

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Kristin Holt | What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You... "The thing I like least about KU is in order to return a book you have to at the limit (10) and try to check out a new book before returnin ga book. I wish there wa a button to click to return a book in the kindle app. The other thing I dislike is I wish you coudl build a reading queue so you can check out books that you plan to read. I created a KU wish list on the Amazon website to keep track fo the books I plan to read."

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NOTE: Every quote contained within this blog article came directly from one of the ten K.U. Subscribers interviewed. Per my agreement with those interviewed, no names have been disclosed.

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My sincere, heartfelt thanks to every individual who contacted me in response to my shout-out, seeking kindleunlimited subscribers (present or past) to interview. Your feedback made this article possible. Thank you!

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So far, I believe 100% of the American Mail-Order Bride Series authors have selected kindleunlimited for their independently published titles. Exciting, yes? The links below represent some of the first 20 out of 50, total. My two titles, Lessie: Bride of Utah (#45) and Josie: Bride of New Mexico (#47) will be released on January 2, 2016 and January 4, 2016. My two contributions to the series WILL be kindleunlimited (FREE) reads, or available at $2.99 for those who prefer to purchase.

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Updated July 2022
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What Western Historical Readers Said About Kindle Unlimited WILL Surprise You…