That's great to see. Audible is one of the very few services I pay for even knowing how bad it is to reward its creators. Whenever I can, I try to look for an alternative but ultimately audible just has everything.
So even if there's still much to be done and not a trustworthy company, it's good to at least see some improvement.
Also kudos to Sanderson, he gets a lot of flak on the snobbish reading circles but not everyone would have done what he did. He's got a heavy position in the industry and used it for the benefit of many others.
Good to hear for the authors and they deserve more pay, but somewhat to that end I will nitpick that the average cost of credits, or income that Amazon is getting for them, has increased a little over the last couple years in that they have reduced the discounting applied to the bigger yearly credit packs.
So someone on the 24 credit/year plan is paying closer to the monthly price per credit than they used to, meaning Amazon is receiving more money on average than they used to.
I don't have specific examples, but he's said it affects his writing himself. However, I have a lot of similar experience with how the LDS cult works and friends who were raised in it, and with that I can't reasonably trust anyone who aligns themselves with that religion.
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0xb@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
That's great to see. Audible is one of the very few services I pay for even knowing how bad it is to reward its creators. Whenever I can, I try to look for an alternative but ultimately audible just has everything.
So even if there's still much to be done and not a trustworthy company, it's good to at least see some improvement.
Also kudos to Sanderson, he gets a lot of flak on the snobbish reading circles but not everyone would have done what he did. He's got a heavy position in the industry and used it for the benefit of many others.
tekila@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
I usually buy my audiobooks on https://libro.fm/. They do not have everything but most of what I read is on there (I might be lucky).
This way I can also support my local library.
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Libro also let's you attribute some fraction of your purchase/sub to a local bookstore.
Evotech@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Authors getting 25% of the cost of a credit is crazy.
Glad it's being pushed back on
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Good to hear for the authors and they deserve more pay, but somewhat to that end I will nitpick that the average cost of credits, or income that Amazon is getting for them, has increased a little over the last couple years in that they have reduced the discounting applied to the bigger yearly credit packs.
So someone on the 24 credit/year plan is paying closer to the monthly price per credit than they used to, meaning Amazon is receiving more money on average than they used to.
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 2y
It's hard for me to take Sanderson seriously when he makes it clear his Mormon faith dictates his writing and worldview.
dresden@discuss.online · 2 pts · 2y
As someone who doesn't know much about Mormons, in what way does it effects his writing?
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I don't have specific examples, but he's said it affects his writing himself. However, I have a lot of similar experience with how the LDS cult works and friends who were raised in it, and with that I can't reasonably trust anyone who aligns themselves with that religion.