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Your page reads didn't vanish (probably): reading the KENP report after Kindle+

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On 22 October 2026 Kindle Unlimited became Kindle+, and audiobooks joined the subscription. From around 21 October, many KDP Select authors opened their dashboard to fewer page reads and Royalties Estimator figures down by as much as 40–50%. Before you assume the money is gone, check where the reporting moved it.

What changed in the reports

Reads and listens are reported together, with a format filter. The KENP report now shows pages read and pages listened, and an "All formats" filter lets you split them.
Audible Plus listening left the KENP report, including past months. KDP says listening on Virtual Voice audiobooks through Audible Plus used to sit inside KENP pages read. It has been removed from KENP, historical data included, and is now reported under Audible royalties. That's why authors in the Virtual Voice beta saw the biggest drops.
Column names changed. In Prior Months' Royalties, older months are labelled "Kindle+ royalties" and October 2026 onward "Kindle+ reads and listens".
One fund, paid once per page. Reading and listening are both paid per page from the KDP Select Global Fund. Each page pays once per subscriber; a re-read or a listen of a page already read doesn't pay again. When a reader reads and listens at the same time, you get the higher rate.

The 5-minute check, in this order

Screenshot today, with the date. KENP report (All formats, then ebook only, then audio only), the Royalties Estimator and Prior Months' Royalties. If anything later changes again, you have a record.
Split by format. Compare ebook pages for 1–20 October with 21–31 October and with September. If the ebook line is steady, your readers didn't leave.
Had Virtual Voice audiobooks? Look under Audible royalties before counting a loss: that's where Audible Plus listening went, for past months too.
Wait for the real numbers. Compare the estimator with the October statement in Prior Months' Royalties when it posts, and with the October Global Fund figure. Estimates are estimates; statements are what's paid.
Still doesn't add up? Use Contact Us in your KDP dashboard and ask for chat or phone. Give the title (ASIN), the dates the numbers changed, what your earlier reports showed, and your screenshots. Authors report email answers have been inconsistent.

The numbers to know

Month (2026)	US per-page payout	KDP Select Global Fund
July	$0.004221	$67.6M
August	$0.005170	–
September	$0.005365	$65.9M

Per-page payouts from the Written Word Media tracker as reported by Self-Publishing with Dale (29 Oct 2026). The per-page rate rose while the fund shrank. October is the first month with listening in the fund.

Is your audiobook in Kindle+?

Virtual Voice: included automatically when the ebook is in KDP Select.
ACX: you enrol it from your KDP Bookshelf. It needs the ebook in KDP Select, exclusive Audible distribution, Whispersync for Voice and the Pay for Production model. Royalty Share titles aren't eligible at launch.
Kindle+ audiobook listening is US-only for now, though authors anywhere can enrol.
ACX authors also have a separate year-end decision: Audible's new royalty model.

What we still don't know

The per-page rate for listening, and whether it differs from reading.
How much Amazon added to the fund to cover listening, and for how long.
Why some authors without Virtual Voice titles also saw KENP changes. KDP's explanation covers Virtual Voice; reports from others aren't verified.

We'll update this page when KDP publishes any of these. Get the update by email or on Telegram.

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