Readers aren't Trained Monkeys AND future plans for this circus!
Kindle Unlimited, how sexy you look in that gaudy red topcoat. So now, Mr. Ringmaster, shall we dance? *Note: I apologize to the monkeys. Now, before the defenders freak out, I want to make one thing clear. I have NO ISSUE with the authors that choose to go exclusive with Amazon. The Kindle Unlimited program has some appeal, more so with the increased exposure. Some authors literally HAVE to go all in just to keep their morgage paid. And I'm not just saying that. If you're interested, there's an interesting post by co-founder of Smashwords, Mark Coker, about his predictions for 2016. Here's the link: http://blog.smashwords.com/2015/12/2016-book-publishing-predictions.html There's a lot of interesting information in there, but more for authors than for readers. What stuck with me that may interest readers--because it interested me AS a reader--is this: "Amazon is training Kindle customers to view even 99 cent ebooks as too e