Blog Version: Kindle Unlimited Pays Indie Authors Record-Breaking Royalties

Week Ending June 19, 2026

Amazon breaks the Kindle Unlimited record, and all that money is going directly into indie author pockets. Gavin Newsom made the New York Times bestseller list by buying $1.6 million of his books with PAC money. The US government killed the most powerful AI model available to authors just hours after our story on it last week. MailerLite slashes free accounts to 250 subscribers, so you have until July 1 to act. A suppressed UK report explodes to 32 million views on X with shockwaves that reach every author writing today. Check out the blog post for sources and links.