Amazon has done it again — with almost no notice, they have changed the payment rates for books in Kindle Unlimited.

The final number isn’t official yet, but it’s very likely to be less than half a cent per page.

Amazon gets more and more like Grub Street with every passing moment.

Here’s Selena Kitt’s very comprehensive post on the subject.

I’ve already taken most of my short stuff out of Kindle Unlimited. Regrettably that’s unlikely to affect Amazon’s bottom line, but hopefully the fans will start looking for their short porn thrills elsewhere. My Google and Smashwords sales are going up steadily.