[barryem]

Has anyone noticed that Kindle Unlimited seems to be adding a lot of pretty popular books from past times?  They've been adding books by Donna Leon, Dean Koontz, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ellis Peters, J K Rowling, Kristin Hannah, Richard Condon and Harold Robbins.

Maybe some of these have been there and I just now noticed but I really think KU is improving.  And it's been pretty good all along.  Especially for someone like me who likes older books.

Oh yeah, they've also added a lot of classics recently.

Barry

 

[Linjeakel]

I think you're right that the addition of some very well known authors is pretty recent, but only older books, rather than new releases.

I think new releases in KU may be largely confined to lesser known or self pub authors, though I haven't made a particular study and that may just be my perception.

 

[barryem]

That's okay with me.  I like older books and I read more of them than I do newer books.

I first got into Kindle Unlimited when my Paperwhite 4 came with 6 months of it free.  I'd looked at it before but it didn't seem like a good deal for me.  When I got my free 6 months I looked at it for a while and didn't see anything that interested me and I decided to pick a book just to try it out.  I picked a legal thriller by an author I'd never heard of before.  I read it and it was excellent.  The book without KU was $10 and I'd never have paid $10 for a book I knew nothing about written by an unknown author and I realized I hadn't considered KU as a way to try out books like this so I stayed with it.  Offhand I'd say over half the books I've read since then came from KU.

Barry

 

[Paperbackstash]

I've always loved KU and hope it continues to grow. I think they must have a deal with Dean Koontz as they've also done a series for him with Amazon Originals

 

[binaryhermit]

Yeah, Koontz left Simon & Schuster to sign with Thomas & Mercer (an Amazon Publlshing imprint)

 

[kindle krazy]

New books on KU, yes I just noticed one of my favorite new authors.
Try these books if you like mystery & laughter!
The characters are so funny, quirky & of course someone dies!
They are so great! Even buying them they are cheap $3.99 but free is even better!
I can't wait for the next book to come out Dec 15.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q3HDK7S?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks

 

[kindle krazy]

JD Kirk - Book 1 - Litter of Bones

oops!  Sorry, I guess I should mention the author.
Not sure if I inserted the link proper in last post!

 

[CS]

I picked a legal thriller by an author I'd never heard of before. I read it and it was excellent. The book without KU was $10 and I'd never have paid $10 for a book I knew nothing about written by an unknown author and I realized I hadn't considered KU as a way to try out books like this so I stayed with it.

What book was this? Now you have me curious.

BTW, does anyone else have an offer for six months of KU for $30 or is that YMMV?

Is that the lowest a membership has gone, or are there better deals on Black Friday?

 

[barryem]

It was "Favorite Sons" by Robin Yocum. Here's a link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HBYG84?_encoding=UTF8&redirect=true&ref_=ku_mi_rw_edp

It's a pretty unusual story and a good one.

Barry

 

[CS]

That book does look good. It's not on KU anymore, so I'm price-tracking it.

BTW, did anyone else just get an e-mail offering two months of KU for 99 cents?