The Kindle Unlimited KDP Select Global Fund for October 2021 saw a monthly increase of $100,000 to $39.8 million from $39.7 million in September 2021 while the KENP rate for October 2021 stayed at the same level of $0.0045 that was seen in September 2021.
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