Back in May Amazon announced a program where bloggers can make their blogs available to Kindle users. When it was first announced I signed up Christian Web Trends, got an automated response saying it was pending a review, and then forgot about it. Not sure when Amazon approve it, but Christian Web Trends is now available on Kindle.
There’s a $0.99/mo subscription fee. Not my doing, but Amazon’s. There’s no way to make a blog available for free. And Amazon takes 70% of the revenue too.
I could see reading blogs on Kindle taking off if it was free, but I don’t know how many people would pay even a buck a month just for one blog.
I don’t have a Kindle but I am curious though what this blog looks like on Kindle.
Any Kindle users out there?
If so, would you be willing to subscribe to Christian Web Trends (there’s a 14 day free trial available) and tell me what you think? Maybe you could even take a picture and send it to me?
Has anyone else published their blog to Kindle?
Co-founder & CEO, OurChurch.Com
Paul has been the CEO of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, combining his passion for faith and technology to lead the organization.
An accomplished writer, Paul has authored over 2,000 articles on faith and technology, featured on platforms like ChurchLeaders.com, The JoyFM, and his personal blog, LiveIntentionally.org.
Beyond his professional achievements, Paul serves as an elder at Journey Community Church and is deeply engaged in his community through his involvement with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is a contributing author of the book Outspoken! Conversations on Church Communication.
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I use the Kindle App on my iPod Touch, and don’t think I would pay money to read a blog… the defeats the purpose of a blog. Why pay for it when it is free and an RSS Feed will work better at keeping track than Kindle