You’ve probably heard of Kindle Unlimited. It’s the Amazon program where for £7.99 a month you have unlimited access to a selection of over 1 million books. Not every book available on Amazon is part of this and there is a limit to how many books you can borrow at a time – I think it’s 20 – but if you’re willing to troll through what they have, it’s worth checking out.
As part of the McDonalds monopoly, I got a 2 month free trial and a month has passed so I’d do a little write up.
The Number of Books Rented: 12
The Number of Books Finished: 4
These were all books that I had already marked that I wanted to read on GoodReads. They were all books that I wanted to read but I didn’t think I was likely to buy. So I’m glad I finally got the chance to check them out. But it kind of feels like a lot of the books on this program aren’t…well, they aren’t the best. That doesn’t mean every book is bad
A few of them on there I’ve bought, read and enjoyed. And some of them I’m glad that I finally got the chance to read. I’ve downloaded a few more now that I’m hoping will be awesome and plan to give a chance so I’ve not given up on it.
There’s definitely a large selection of books so there should plenty of choice for everyone. And it definitely means you’ll always have something to read.
I’m just not sure it’s for me. I mean, £7.99 is a little cheaper than buying a single book I want so giving up on books I borrowed doesn’t make me feel as bad but I’m also pickier when I choose to buy books which means I’m more likely to read them.
I think if you’ve got the money and you’re willing to hunt through a lot of less-than stellar books then it’s probably worth it but I don’t have that spare money. I’m definitely going to enjoy the rest of the trial but after that…I’ll just stick to buying books or renting from the library.
Lace and Dagger Books 