[Nick's Writing Blog] How to Get Your Blog Published on the Amazon Kindle

[Nick]

As you probably know, the Kindle is Amazon's digital e-book reader, which has taken the US, and now the world, by storm.

What you may not know, however, is that if you are a blogger, you can sell subscriptions to your blog via the Amazon Kindle Store, and earn a monthly fee for everyone who subscribes.

Publishing your blog to the store is actually very simple. First, you need to go to http://kindlepublishing.amazon.com to set up an account and submit your blog for approval. As far as I can see, this opportunity is only open to US and UK bloggers at the moment (and only US residents can actually subscribe to blogs), but I'm sure that will change over the coming months.

Once approved, your blog will be available in the Kindle Store within 12 to 48 hours. The Kindle gives the user full text and images from the blogs they are subscribed to, unlike a typical RSS feed which gives you only the headlines.

When submitting your blog for approval you'll need to provide the following information:

* blog title
* blog tagline
* blog description
* an image from top of your blog (banner or masthead)
* a screenshot of your blog
* approximate posting frequency

In practice, even including the screenshots, it shouldn't take more than an hour to enter and upload the information required.

So far as payments are concerned, you'll receive 30% of the monthly blog subscription price. Amazon sets this, not you, and it's based on what they think is a fair price for their customers. For example, the subscription price for My Writing Blog was set at $1.99 a month.

All blog subscriptions are free for the first 14 days, then they’re billed at the monthly subscription price. Blogs are updated wirelessly throughout the day.

American bloggers can choose to be paid by check or Electronic Funds Transfer. EFT carries no charge, but if you opt for a paper check and live in the US you’ll have an $8.00 fee deducted. Bloggers in the UK don't get the option of payment by EFT, but checks (or cheques in their case) are sent without charge.

If you publish a blog, in my view it's well worth applying to have it listed in Amazon’s Kindle Store. It won’t cost you a thing, might earn you some money, and in any event is great free publicity for you and your blog!

* Please do check out the subscription page for Nick Daws' Writing Blog at the Kindle Store!

Photo credit: Richard Masoner on Flickr.

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Posted By Nick to Nick's Writing Blog at 10/19/2010 12:52:00 PM