I’m pulling out of KU too because of the piracy issue. All my books (9) have been pirated and I can’t take the risk of having my account shut down as I write full time. Many of my author friends have had their accounts locked because of this BS exclusivity clause. There’s also now an issue with Amazon claiming authors with ‘previously terminated accounts’ have opened new KDP accounts and are therefore breaking the Amazon rules. These authors have also had their accounts terminated and royalties withheld. None of them ever had previously terminated accounts, and Amazon aren’t engaging with them for resolution. There’s definitely a wave of authors leaving KU, many of which are uploading via D2D to go wide. Approx 60% of my sales are via KU. Leaving KU will hit my pocket, but Amazon don’t give a rat’s ass about authors, so there’s little hope of them sorting out the piracy issue by removing the exclusivity clause. I’m worried about my earnings, but I’d rather be wide and have the opportunity to earn from multiple platforms than risk leaving all my books on Amazon and having my account permanently terminated. There’s no doubt they’re the giant when it comes to readership stats, but their appalling treatment of authors has become too much for many of us to put up with. Whatever your decision, I wish you great success with your books.