Amazon to pay self-published authors based on pages read

Starting next month, the e-commerce giant will pay independent authors based on the number of pages read, rather than the number of times their book has been borrowed. Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform lets authors set list prices, decide rights and edit the book at any time. Self-publishing has transformed what it means to be an author.

Amazon to pay self-published authors based on pages read source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-pay-self-published-authors-165038205.html