Thanks for the breakdown. I spend a lot of time on RoyalRoad and am getting real tired of authors who don't seem to know anything about how people actually behave, and trying to ram their political anachronisms into everything.
Sadly the part about the subreddit is true. It's been getting worse lately too. As always small subreddits start out alright, and quickly get taken over.
I still sometimes go to the LitRPG subreddit, it's fun to see people shitting on books that aren't woke. It's a great way to get decent recommendations.
Still, and I can't stress this enough, most of these types of books are trash. Fun trash, but trash nonetheless. Specially from authors who got woke during or after writing a book, cause you can absolutely tell (forced use of neutral pronouns, LGBTQ+++ characters, over simplification of language, removing most if not all sources of interpersonal conflict that aren't woke, etc)
I found the information on this KU system intriguing. Can you share any details on how this business model is functional? I am wondering if the readers are exposed to ads while reading, or perhaps if it is a paid subscription service. For someone to be able to read a book for free but the author still gets paid, that sounds impossible.
A follow-up question, since you publish with it: do you pay any mind to what kinds of people may be most likely subscribing to the service? Or do you - as my creator friends tell me is a healthy mindset - publish without spending effort trying to minmax corraling an audience that's predisposed towards what you provide?
I am no marketing whiz, but what you say about the service and related products would make me hesitant to hope for an audience hungry for non-propaganda. You might not be publishing for the sake of earning a living, but I'm sure you are happier having your writing read than ignored.
Some of the ideas behind the service sound great to me, at least. I hope other services pop up that can build it better. Would be interesting to see this apply to a streaming service - subscribers wouldn't necessarily fund shows they hate then.
The main problem I see with it is a lot of people assume you need a kindle (propitiatory device) when you can read the digital books on any medium. And I am pretty sure kindles show ads, but other platforms, or at least regular computers do not.
I fell into this category until now. I try to stick to physical books, so no biggie, but I like knowing how things work.
Thanks for the breakdown. I spend a lot of time on RoyalRoad and am getting real tired of authors who don't seem to know anything about how people actually behave, and trying to ram their political anachronisms into everything.
any better suggestions?
Yo, when is the next book in the series meant to be out? I read number 1, I want the next one.
Sadly the part about the subreddit is true. It's been getting worse lately too. As always small subreddits start out alright, and quickly get taken over.
I still sometimes go to the LitRPG subreddit, it's fun to see people shitting on books that aren't woke. It's a great way to get decent recommendations.
Still, and I can't stress this enough, most of these types of books are trash. Fun trash, but trash nonetheless. Specially from authors who got woke during or after writing a book, cause you can absolutely tell (forced use of neutral pronouns, LGBTQ+++ characters, over simplification of language, removing most if not all sources of interpersonal conflict that aren't woke, etc)
I found the information on this KU system intriguing. Can you share any details on how this business model is functional? I am wondering if the readers are exposed to ads while reading, or perhaps if it is a paid subscription service. For someone to be able to read a book for free but the author still gets paid, that sounds impossible.
A follow-up question, since you publish with it: do you pay any mind to what kinds of people may be most likely subscribing to the service? Or do you - as my creator friends tell me is a healthy mindset - publish without spending effort trying to minmax corraling an audience that's predisposed towards what you provide?
I am no marketing whiz, but what you say about the service and related products would make me hesitant to hope for an audience hungry for non-propaganda. You might not be publishing for the sake of earning a living, but I'm sure you are happier having your writing read than ignored.
Some of the ideas behind the service sound great to me, at least. I hope other services pop up that can build it better. Would be interesting to see this apply to a streaming service - subscribers wouldn't necessarily fund shows they hate then.
I fell into this category until now. I try to stick to physical books, so no biggie, but I like knowing how things work.