@Bern Yes, absolutely. I'm not a fan of Amazon by any means, but I want my books to be read, and I'd be a fool to not use Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program to put them in front of the biggest romantic fantasy audience there is.

That upsets some people. I get it, but it works best for me. There may come a day when I make print copies of my books available, but until then, it's Amazon.

@crcollins @stuart_j_whitmore @joyce

I understand. The genre I write in makes Amazon exclusivity quite beneficial, and Kindle Unlimited page reads account for over half of my total royalties. 57% since I started publishing, in fact. I very much doubt I'd be able to make up the difference on another platform.

But everyone's different. There's no right or wrong way to publish, and it's really sad that some people think there is.

@stuart_j_whitmore That's a healthy mentality to have. It's getting easier for me to feel that way, but I still have bad days when it feels personal.

@NaraMoore @nlowell @crcollins @joyce

I will say, most people are not openly aggressive. However, I've seen it enough, both on my posts and in general, to rein in posting about how to buy my books. I'll make a post about sales, but that's about it.

It's really a shame that it's come to that. I definitely feel ostracized, but I think that's a me problem. I've always been averse to conflict and upsetting people.