The writers are upset with Amazon again. For much of last year, established novelists were furious because Amazon discouraged sales of its titles in its confrontation with the publisher Hachette for electronic books.
are now dissatisfied writers are published themselves, who owe much of their audience to Amazon.
One problem is excessive competition, but a new complaint is Kindle Unlimited , subscription service Amazon offers 700,000 books for only $ 9.99 per month.
That can attract readers, yes, but the writers say They earn less.
“Six months ago there were people who quit his regular job, convinced that he could make a career writing,” said Bob Mayer, consultant electronic editions and editor who has written 50 books.
“Now, these people must return to their jobs or struggling to get by. That’s how fast things have changed, “says Mayer.
For the authors of romance novels and mystery that adopted digital technology, who loved to chat with readers and wrote very, very fast, the last few years were a golden age. The fiction went through a boom not seen since World War II, when, apparently, all graduates of liberal professions had the ambition to write the great American novel.
Too. Now the world has more stories than you need or that are willing to pay. In 2010, Amazon had 600,000 eBooks on your Kindle store. Now offers more than three million. The number of books on Smashwords, which distributes writers DTP, grew 20% last year. The number of free books increased by a third.
In 2013, revenues of eBooks stabilized at $ 3,000 million, having increased by over 50% in 2012, according to Stats Book; but Kindle Unlimited makes the glut even worse, they considered some writers.
This service has the same model all you can you concerned Spotify music, Netflix video and startups Oyster books and Scribd. Consumers celebrate these services, which can offer new artists, a wider audience than they would have been able to find before the digital era.
Some rewards are less established artists. A few months ago, Taylor Swift withdrew its music service Spotify saying that devalued their art and will cost money.
Holly Ward writes romance novels under the name of HM Ward and has the same complaint Kindle Unlimited. After two months in the program, said, revenues were reduced by 75%.
“I could not wait to see that things fall even lower,” he told a forum of Kindle. She left the show immediately. It is not mandatory to be in Kindle Unlimited, but writers fear that if they do not, their books are not promoted.
Ward, 37, began in desktop publishing in 2011 with his novel Demon Kissed , a paranormal story for teens, and soon became one of the biggest hits of Amazon since sold six million books. In an interview, she said she does not understand what they are thinking its partners Amazon.
“Avid readers, who bought $ 100 of books a week and gave $ 5,200 annually Amazon are now generating less than $ 120 a year, “he said. “That is simply lost income. Not even work for Amazon or for writers, “he said.
Amazon may be willing to sacrifice some of their income in the short term to create a service that will attract readers and encourage buy other items. Books are the lure of sales, although the writers do not sell anything, Amazon lost.
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