Kindle Unlimited rates (in dollars) for KENP pages read in 2016
WHAT DID KINDLE UNLIMITED PAY FOR PAGES READ IN 2016?
In 2016, Kindle Unlimited began by paying just over $0.004 per KENP page read, but finished strong, paying over $0.005 per KENP page read in the final months, showing a steady increase over the last four months.
Here is a breakdown by month, from January, 2016 thru November, 2016 (in dollars):
| January | 0.00411 |
| February | 0.00479 |
| March | 0.004779 |
| April | 0.004957 |
| May | 0.004686 |
| June | 0.004925 |
| July | 0.00481 |
| August | 0.004575 |
| September | 0.00497 |
| October | 0.00519 |
| November | 0.005375 |
The KDP Select Global Fund showed continued growth throughout the year (the following figures are in millions of dollars):
| January | 15 |
| February | 14 |
| March | 14.9 |
| April | 14.9 |
| May | 15.3 |
| June | 15.4 |
| July | 15.5 |
| August | 15.8 |
| September | 15.9 |
| October | 16.2 |
| November | 16.3 |
This means that Amazon is paying approximately $186,000,000 in royalties for Kindle Unlimited (and Amazon Prime) pages read in 2016, just for KDP Select books (the traditionally published books in Kindle Unlimited evidently receive a separate payout), and that’s on top of the royalties that they receive for sales.
Actually, Amazon paid even more money because on top of the $186,000,000 they also pay All-Star bonuses (when I inquired, KDP informed me that the All-Star bonuses are paid separate from the global fund).
Paying nearly $200 million in royalties for borrows (primarily) through Kindle Unlimited, this is a very significant share of the royalties paid for e-books.
The KDP Select Global Fund continues to rise (now over $16 million per month), and the per-page rate has also steadily risen the past four months. This data suggests that Kindle Unlimited is growing stronger. Of course, the number of e-books enrolled in Kindle Unlimited also continues to rise (across most categories) significantly.
Chris McMullen
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