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Have any of you found Kindle unlimited worth it for science fiction? (self.sciencefiction)
submitted 1 year ago by AFKBRBChocolate to c/sciencefiction
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In the last few months I've read:

  • Project Hail Mary, Weir
  • Fall, Stephenson
  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman
  • The Ultimate Earth, Williamson
  • The first four Discworld books, Pratchett
  • Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, Resnick
  • A Memory Called Empire, Martine
  • A Desolation Called Peace, Martine
  • The first five Murderbot Diaries books, Wells
  • The Imperial Radch trilogy, Leckie
  • Annihilation, Vandermeer
  • The Kingston Cycle trilogy, Polk

For comparison, I think I read two or three books last year. It's starting to be a non-trivial amount of money, even though they've all been the ebook versions, which are generally a little cheaper. Has anyone who reads a lot of SF found Kindle Unlimited to be worth the price?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried KU for a month or two but I couldn’t find enough good books to read to justify the cost. Instead I just got a digital library subscription and read on my phone/tablet.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess I could just do the free trial and answer my own question. How much is the monthly fee, by the way?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The kindle fee is 13.99 aud/month for me which is pricy by my standards. The library however is totally free but it doesn’t have every book I want. So it’s either wait for a physical copy at the library, just buy it outright, or take it off the reading list.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmmm okay. So the KU would be fine if I read at least two books a month. I've been doing closer to four, but they haven't all had a KU option, especially the latter books of a series.

I guess I can try the free trial and see.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For sure, good luck!