I recently received an email from amazon.com inviting me to avail of a 30-free day trial of their new service, Kindle Unlimited. The idea is great for any book lover: for thirty days you are free to read as many books as you want (and can) from 600,000 titles. After the trial period, you only need to pay $9.99 per month as subscription. It also comes with a complimentary three-month Audible membership, which gives access to additional 150,000 audiobook titles.
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| from amazon.com |
This is good news for someone like me who loves reading and at the same time owns a Kindle reading device. Yes, you can also read through any of the free reading app from the company and the audiobooks are available to those who own Kindle Fire.
So what is the "but" on the title for? For three reasons. First, although 600,000 title seem a lot, at present I couldn't find the kind of titles I am interested in and want to read. I expect Amazon will improve the selection later but right now it is extremely limited.
Second, if I choose to stop the subscription, I will lose all the books. This is because I don't own them and only rent them from the service.
Lastly and related to my second reason, the price of the subscription. I like reading books at a leisurely pace or at my own pace. If I really like the book, I can finish it in one to three days. Sometimes, I read it only when I have the time. Most of the books for Kindle are at or near the $9.99 price point, the same amount as the subscription. I do not see myself buying one book per month so that means that there will be months that I'd be obligated to pay for the service which I cannot use.
I am not discouraging anybody from trying the service. You may want to take advantage of the free 30-day trial subscription for now. I am sure that heavy readers would find Kindle Unlimited as a great way to enjoy reading books and save money at the same time.
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| from amazon.com |
Lastly and related to my second reason, the price of the subscription. I like reading books at a leisurely pace or at my own pace. If I really like the book, I can finish it in one to three days. Sometimes, I read it only when I have the time. Most of the books for Kindle are at or near the $9.99 price point, the same amount as the subscription. I do not see myself buying one book per month so that means that there will be months that I'd be obligated to pay for the service which I cannot use.
I am not discouraging anybody from trying the service. You may want to take advantage of the free 30-day trial subscription for now. I am sure that heavy readers would find Kindle Unlimited as a great way to enjoy reading books and save money at the same time.
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