Pexels.comAuthors using Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's e-book publishing unit, were given a shock when they turned to their KDP dashboards on January 9: A "50%" royalty rate had appeared between the normal 35% and 70% on the dashboard. None of our royalty terms have changed,” an Amazon spokesperson informed me when I asked. Though nothing else has been confirmed, the self-publishing community has been swift to make their informed opinions known. "Personally, I'd love the 50% royalty rate to be an option for authors who want to be in KDP Select but don't want to be exclusive to Amazon," Joanna says. The true takeaway from this story may not be the actual 50% royalty rate Amazon seems to be considering, but the effect that its apparent inadvertent reveal has had on the self-publishing world.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2018 21:11 UTC