I have heard a lot of people complain about the number of blogs that are available for subscription on Kindle. After all, people like to read anything they like on their Kindles and not be limited to Boing Boing or Slash Dot. But the truth is, you can read any blog you want on your Kindle for free! Thanks to the little miracle service called BlogLines. All you have to do is add your feeds to your Bloglines account and then use your Kindle browser to read them on a daily basis.
But here is the bigger problem. Not all blogs are meant to be read on Kindle. Those that are image heavy or not code compliant make look awkward on Kindle. Now if you are hoping to get the latest industry number from a report on a text heavy blog, then Kindle will do just fine. But as of now, Kindle is not yet ready for Prime time for blog freaks like me. Besides, who doesn’t want to monetize their blogs with Kindle. Right now, there is no easy way to monetize your blog on Kindle store. But industry insiders are telling us that the plan is to introduce a blog/feed solution for publishers to monetize their content. If that is true, then a whole lot of people are going to make a buck or two with this device, and all this would make Kindle even more attractive, but until then, I am going to stick with Bloglines and avoid those subscription fees (let’s hope Amazon doesn’t block Bloglines).
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7 comments
#1CameronMarch 7, 2009, 12:10 am
i find google reader to work better.
Right now i think using your kindle to read blogs the official way is a huge rip off.
I am a supporter of premium content, but it has to add value over what i can get for free.
Right now i will stick with google reader
#2P. RadMarch 7, 2009, 7:07 am
You can just use Bloglines on Kindle. Bloglines works on Kindle and you can add as many RSS feeds as you want to it.
#3KathyJanuary 29, 2010, 7:21 am
Why do you even have to use Bloglines? Can’t you just access the blog directly on the built-in web browser?
#4P. RadJanuary 29, 2010, 8:26 am
If you want to track multiple feeds on your Kindle, you are going to need a feed reader. Of course, as you said, you can always go to individual blogs.
#5Chris JohansenJanuary 12, 2011, 2:32 pm
Bloglines no longer allows the Kindle browser.
#6CyrusJanuary 12, 2011, 5:10 pm
Bloglines fell from grace a few months after this post I think. There was actually a time people considered BlogLines superior to Google Reader. But not now of course
#7Quality Web DesignDecember 21, 2011, 1:20 am
Wow.. I used to be searching for this and at last acquired it from this post. Thanks for making it easier.
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