In their monthly retroactive declaration of how much KDP Select authors earned from Kindle Unlimited borrows for February, Amazon financed a total pool of $8 million — down from $8.5 million allocated in January. That’s the first time Amazon has reduced the monthly pool. The fee paid per borrow rose slightly, however, to $1.4066 per book — compared to just under $1.38 for January. That means overall borrows declined from about 6.175 million in January to 6.043 million in February. Needless to say, authors will be watching closely to see if this is a one-month aberration, or if monthly borrows have […]