I have now pretty much concluded my time with Kindle Unlimited. It's not a bad concept - access to a collection of titles for £7.99 a month, including several with unabridged audio accompaniment - but although I am primarily a Kindle-based reader now, I've opted not to continue for several reasons.
1) Cost: At present, I can get by on £7.99 a month or less on books. In particular, I can get books, ebooks and audiobooks from the library.
2) Choice: The range is limited and I already have most of the really good stuff in paper format. I've read some right old tosh as part of my subscription.
3) Alternatives: In addition to the library option, as a Prime subscriber it turns out I already get one free book a month from a selection of pre-publication titles. That should keep me in random interest for a while at least.
4) It's Christmas: I'll probably have at least some books for Christmas, so an ebook sub will be wasted.
5) Flexibility: I can always pick it up again for a month or so if I fancy working through something specific.
1) Cost: At present, I can get by on £7.99 a month or less on books. In particular, I can get books, ebooks and audiobooks from the library.
2) Choice: The range is limited and I already have most of the really good stuff in paper format. I've read some right old tosh as part of my subscription.
3) Alternatives: In addition to the library option, as a Prime subscriber it turns out I already get one free book a month from a selection of pre-publication titles. That should keep me in random interest for a while at least.
4) It's Christmas: I'll probably have at least some books for Christmas, so an ebook sub will be wasted.
5) Flexibility: I can always pick it up again for a month or so if I fancy working through something specific.
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