We've heard a lot about Amazon's new subscription service, which is, essentially, a way to read books (limited to those enrolled in this program) for one monthly fee.

1. How to Make This Program
Work for You

2. Amazon’s New Subscription
Service: Kindle Unlimited
WhatisKindleUnlimited?
Kindle Unlimited (KU) is a
way to read books (those
enrolled in the program)
for one monthly fee.
 Limit is 10 books at a time
 You can add to your library
as you return books
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3. Amazon’s New Subscription
Service: Kindle Unlimited
IsKindleUnlimitedRightForYourBook?
Kindle Unlimited, so far,
has not proven very
helpful for non-fiction
books enrolled in the
program.
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Work for You

4. Amazon’s New Subscription
Service: Kindle Unlimited
IsKindleUnlimitedRightForYourBook?
Being a subscription
service, KU speaks much
more to the fiction reader,
in particular, the genre
fiction reader.
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5. Kindle Unlimited: What
You Need To Know
IsKindleUnlimitedRightForYourBook?
Fact #1: KU Really Appeals to
the Avid Reader.
 Genre Fiction does well in KU
 Hyper-fast readers can save
money (they own the highest
sales category in KU)
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6. AreYouEnrolledintheKDPSelectProgram?
Fact #2: In order to be part
of the KU community, your
book needs to be enrolled in
the KDP select program.
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7. HowShouldYourBooksbeEnrolled?
It is not recommended to have all your
books enrolled at once. Rotating books in
and out is wise, especially with a series
 Multiple and series books will be
migrated to the subscription shelves
 Keep the first in the series and have a link to
or notify readers of the next book
 Experiment to see the best fit for you
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8. ShortistheNewLong
Fact #3: Shorter Books Rock: Short is the New Long
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 Avid reader group loves a quick read
 They read a lot
 Shorter-length books do much better on KU
 You don’t get paid until readers read 10% of your book
 Do not add needless content; Amazon systems
measure and queue your file to start count at
Chapter 1
 These tactics can also get your book(s) yanked
from the Amazon system
Kindle Unlimited: What
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9. It’sAllAbouttheThemes
Fact #4: Themes Matter
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 Themes are the new keywords Amazon uses to define
and categorize your book
 My video about this can be found here:
• New Amazon Keywords
 After removing keywords on a fiction book, it
plummeted on the KU list
 Adding back theme words into keyword area
brought the book to an almost-normal status
Kindle Unlimited: What
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10. CUT!AdditionalContent
Fact #5: Additional Content
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 Create a Director’s Cut of your book (what your editor
takes out, for instance)
 Make a separate edition or list as separate books
on Amazon
 Not just for KU program—across the board
 Bonus content, Director’s Cut…it can help to pull in
new readers
Fact #5: Additional Content
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11. KindleUnlimited5Facts
Visit 5 Facts About Kindle
Unlimited: Make the Program
Work for You for updates on my
continued experimenting and findings on
Kindle Unlimited.
Kindle Unlimited: What
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