KU Part 3.5 -- UGH!

So Kindle Unlimited had two tiers of compensation:

1) a flat share of a pot that is divvied up among all authors in KU based on how many borrows they’ve had.

2) bonuses for the top performers received in addition to the payout for borrows.

I had thought that anyone who was in second category would automatically be making buck in KU … but apparently not. H. M. Ward, definitely in the top tier of performers says that KU crushed her sales (and profits).

Should this mean you should skip KU?

I think if you already have traction on other retailers you should stick with them. 

If you’re just starting out I think you should jump into KU for the added exposure, and ride that train until it comes to a screeching halt. Then I think you should go wide to other distributors.