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#3984073 - 07/21/14 08:11 PM Kindle Unlimited?  
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Any one bite on this yet? $9.99/month for supposedly "unlimited" access to the Kindle library (600,000+ titles) but I am unable to determine if the books you order are yours to keep forever, or if you read them once, and they disappear? Not sure if they have the technology to make them disappear or not, or even if that would be such a bad thing, but...

It does sound like a good deal if you read a lot, as most books go for around $9.99 anyway.


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#3984076 - 07/21/14 08:20 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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I bet it is similar to any digital subscription service. You are paying to check books out at a library. If you stop paying, then you lose access.

That is my guess.

#3984083 - 07/21/14 08:30 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Azshal]  
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Well, I just started the 30 day "free" trial, will report back here in a week or so.


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#3984171 - 07/21/14 11:51 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Sounds like the Prime book borrowing deal. You can "check out" a book for free, with no limitations IIRC, but before you can do it again you have to return the last one.
I don't think all books were eligible for the Prime thing, but maybe this one.


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#3984204 - 07/22/14 12:59 AM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Oh yeah this got my attention! But like LilJugs I want to get some SimHQ feedback first. smile


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#3984267 - 07/22/14 03:45 AM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Looks like you can have 10 books checked out at a time. If a book is eligible, it says so on the store page.

I am trying it.

#3984338 - 07/22/14 11:41 AM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Apparently all Kindle books are NOT eligible under the "Unlimited" deal. This may be a deal breaker for me, anyway. Then again, maybe not. More time needed! smile2


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#3985938 - 07/25/14 04:26 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Just now finishing my first Kindle Unlimited book. I feel like this should be part of a Prime package, instead of its own thing. Why is music and video part of Prime, and books aren't?

Ah well.

#3985974 - 07/25/14 05:50 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Azshal]  
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Using Prime, you can only check out one free book per month. If it was 2 or 3 a month, I would jump on Prime in an instant, due to the larger selection of books.

#3985978 - 07/25/14 05:59 PM Re: Kindle Unlimited? [Re: Fitz505]  
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Originally Posted By: Fitz505
Using Prime, you can only check out one free book per month.


I did not know this.


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