Authors and Readers are just a user type that cannot change account permissions or invite users. Both the users can be upgraded to admin at any time.
Authors
● An author is a user who can connect to data sources
● Authors can create interactive dashboards using advanced QuickSight capabilities and publish dashboards with other users in the account.
Readers
● A reader is a user who uses interactive dashboards and they can view a shared dashboard, filter data and export as CSV files.
● Readers can be upgraded to authors via user management options.
● Readers with pay per session pricing exist only in enterprise edition
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