Kindle Plus
The rebranded name of Amazon's e-book subscription service Kindle Unlimited, which adds audiobook access on top of the existing unlimited reading of e-books, comics and magazines.
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Amazon has officially renamed its e-book subscription service Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus.
The Kindle Plus subscription price remains unchanged at $11.99 per month.
Kindle Plus users can continue to enjoy unlimited access to a curated collection of e-books, comics, and magazines.
For the first time, Kindle Plus includes audiobooks in the subscription.
The renaming itself does not change the core e-book catalog of the Kindle subscription service.
Amazon has not yet announced the specific number of Kindle Plus audiobooks, the full catalog, or details of new revenue-sharing terms or adjustments to content inclusion rules.
Integrating Audible content into the Kindle subscription system involves complex issues such as copyright licensing, player experience, and revenue-sharing mechanisms, and the openness of the audiobook catalog will be limited by the scope of publishers' authorization.
The Kindle Plus adjustment reflects a trend in digital content subscriptions: single-medium subscriptions are evolving into multi-media benefit bundles.
Amazon chose to attract users with incremental content (audiobooks) rather than raising prices.
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Amazon chose to attract users with incremental content (audiobooks) rather than raising prices.
50%UnverifiedThe Kindle Plus subscription price remains unchanged at $11.99 per month.
50%UnverifiedKindle Plus users can continue to enjoy unlimited access to a curated collection of e-books, comics, and magazines.
50%UnverifiedFor the first time, Kindle Plus includes audiobooks in the subscription.
50%UnverifiedThe renaming itself does not change the core e-book catalog of the Kindle subscription service.
50%UnverifiedAmazon has not yet announced the specific number of Kindle Plus audiobooks, the full catalog, or details of new revenue-sharing terms or adjustments to content inclusion rules.
50%UnverifiedIntegrating Audible content into the Kindle subscription system involves complex issues such as copyright licensing, player experience, and revenue-sharing mechanisms, and the openness of the audiobook catalog will be limited by the scope of publishers' authorization.
50%UnverifiedThe Kindle Plus adjustment reflects a trend in digital content subscriptions: single-medium subscriptions are evolving into multi-media benefit bundles.
50%UnverifiedAmazon has officially renamed its e-book subscription service Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus.
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