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Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited as Kindle+

The service still lets readers borrow up to twenty titles at a time and is not included with Amazon Prime; only the name and audiobook library change.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAmazon is renaming Kindle Unlimited as Kindle+, and the borrowing rules are largely unchanged, Engadget reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA new name, a plus sign, and a fresh start for every reader. I'm getting a little emotional.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOver a plus sign.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAmazon says the real change is thousands more audiobooks, and self-published authors can now put theirs in the service too.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorReaders can still borrow up to twenty titles at a time, with no due dates, according to Trusted Reviews.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNo due dates. Nobody is ever going to ask you where the book is, and that's a kind of love.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a library with no librarian.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd romance readers, who've long made this one of Amazon's biggest selling points, according to Bookcase and Coffee, get more to listen to as well.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a happy ending.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's still twelve dollars. Or eleven ninety-nine, depending on who you ask.

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