Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords concluded that «Kindle Unlimited was a bad deal for authors because it requires exclusivity and gives Amazon free rein to
control author compensation.»
At the Society of Authors» site in the UK, you'll see «The Tide is Turning,» an update on that nation's controversy
over author compensation and exclusivity clauses on author appearances.
The publishers maintained legitimate fears
about author compensation and less - grounded concerns about piracy; since the publishers weren't quick to put their content in the providers» catalogs, consumers — even those who initially jumped on the idea — quickly dismissed it as being a monthly surcharge to read a less - than - enthralling catalog of titles.
• While in some cases authors may still be making royalties off of third party sales, these sellers may also be obtaining books in ways that will not result in
author compensation.
Author compensation will be similar to borrows under the Kindle Owners» Lending Library — a percentage of money from a fixed pool.