Why I Am Leaving KDP Select

After mulling it over for many months, I have recently come to the decision that I am not going to renew any of my books in KDP Select. This means that my books will no longer be available in Kindle Unlimited or the Kindle Lending Library.

I realize that many of my readers use these programs and please believe me when I say that I value your readership just as much as everyone else!  I will continue to price my Indie books fairly and competitively, and I sincerely hope that I don’t lose any of you because of this decision.

Amazon and their KDP program have always been wonderful to work with, and I am forever grateful that I was able to have my first published books on Select to take advantage of their promotional tools etc. Also, I think many new readers were more likely to try my books by being able to get them on KU or KOLL, and I was, and continue to be, very grateful for the exposure.

However, I have my reasons for doing this, and I thought it only fair to tell you all why. First and foremost, I want my books to be available to everyone, no matter what device they use to read them, not just Kindle or Kindle app users. I no longer want to put all of my eggs in one basket.