Kindle Unlimited

So, I hate to be “that guy,” but I thought readers of this blog might be interested in this. Here’s the shameless pitch:

For Amazon Prime Day (in other words: this month), you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 (it would normally be $29.97). If you don’t know what this is, it’s basically Netflix for books.

You can read an unlimited number of Kindle books while subscribed, as long as the books are in Kindle Unlimited. Don’t worry if you don’t have a Kindle, there are apps for browsers, tablets, and phones that let you read Kindle books pretty much anywhere.

I personally use it around 4-6 months a year and just cram all the books I want from the service into that time period. Then I buy books not in KU for the rest of the year.

I know what you’re thinking: but there’s nothing good in it. It’s just a bunch of poorly edited self-published stuff.

First, that’s not true (see below). Second, even if it were true, for just $0.99, you could try out the first chapter of hundreds of new authors until you find someone you like at no risk.

Here are just a few of the books you could read:

• The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
• I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
• Hollywood, by Charles Bukowski
• A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick
• The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
• Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
• Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard
• 1984, by George Orwell
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
• The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

And so on. These are major novels by powerhouses in their genres. Do what you want, but if you find even one book, it will have paid for itself.

It’s something I think is great for writers to have for short periods of time to see what’s selling best without having to buy a hundred books. It also gives you an excuse to read outside your preferred genre without a huge cost.

To get it, click the above banner or here.