An ebook doesn’t have pages per se, so Amazon creates a “normalized” page-length, depending on how long it is. People who sign up for KU (Kindle Unlimited) can “borrow” Select books and read them, without paying anything beyond their $10 a month fee. If they “borrow” your book rather than buying it outright, you don’t get royalties, but you do get paid based on how many “normalized pages” were read (less than half a cent per page).
The graph shows, day by day, how many KENP were read of each book.
It’s interesting that more pages of Leora’s Early Years have been read this month. Last month, it was Leora’s Dexter Stories. During March (above), it was Leora’s Letters.
I’m so thankful that readers are getting acquainted with the life of the courageous little Leora Goff Wilson!
Sounds complicated to me. But, then again, any new technology, it seems, sounds complicated to me!
Same here. I didn’t realize this was happening until a year ago or so, but I certainly am thankful that new readers are learning about her!
Interesting, Joy. I haven’t had a Kindle book published, but Amazon bases our film royalties similarly, based on the number of minutes streamed.
I added to your royalties a few years ago when I watched your compelling “Healing River.” Kindle seems to be where the “action” is these days, and they even offer Virtual Voice made from the ebook. When another author I admire used it (Dan Walsh), I looked into it and have two Leora books narrated with it! (Leora’s Letters is narrated by the perfect local professional, but the cost kept me from doing the others.)
So do you get royalty checks directly from Amazon then?
Yes, all four books are published through them as well. Mitch Teemley just said that Amazon bases their film royalties based on the number of minutes streamed. These things weren’t possibilities a decade ago.
I don’t know how they do their math, but it sounds like it’s to their advantage. At least you get something besides pride out of it.
No pride in this. I just want the family sacrifice remembered. At least with the books themselves, Amazon is surprisingly reasonable.
How wonderful to see that the Leora series is getting such a wide audience!
Yes, even in Canada!
This graph is fantastic. It appears to be charting horse raises. Congratulations on creating so much interest in your family’s story and sharing what patriotism is all about! 🙂
Thank you, Nancy. I’m amazed that such a thing is even possible!