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Publish Your Blog To Amazon Kindle & Make Money

written by John Chow on May 13, 2009

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While the Amazon Kindle is best known as an electronic book and newspaper reader, the device also has the ability to read blogs. Amazon has a list of blogs available on their site that you can subscribe to.

Before, only well known and establish blogs were on the Kindle blog list. Starting today however, Amazon is allowing any blogger to submit their blogs to Amazon for listing through the Kindle Publishing for Blog beta program.

All you have to do is make your blog RSS feed available to the Kindle Store and Amazon will format your content for the delivery on the Kindle via Amazon Whispernet. After setting up an account and entering your RSS detail, your blog should be up and ready to go in the Kindle Store after about 12 to 48 hours. Once your blog is listed, readers will be able to subscribe to it and when they do, you make money.

Subscription revenue will be divided 70/30, with 70% going to Amazon and 30% going to you. Subscription price is solely determined by Amazon. I don’t know how Amazon prices their blogs but the average rate seems to be $1.99 per month. Even if you doubt anyone would subscribe to your blog, it’s still a good idea to sign up and get listed on one of the biggest websites in the world. The free exposure can’t hurt!

Before you go rushing to sign up I have some bad news. You must be a US resident/business with a US bank account and SSN/Tax number to sign up. Scratch me out!

*Update – It seems International blogs are welcome apply but you will need a US bank account to receive payment.

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Nice! Couldn't hurt to try!

Yep. I do agree. The exposure can't hurt. Thanks for sharing. Will sign up my blog now.

Liane’s last blog post: Proud to be Pinoy with Charise Pempengco's First international Song - Note to God

People always come with the idea ... like how to make more and more money and this one is one of them.

ZK @ Web Marketing Blog’s last blog post: SEO Marketing by Digital Third Coast

I have applied my blog let's see if i can get approvel from Amazon ??

I understand the concept and have added my blog but I tell you what, anyone with a computer can google "free content on kindle" and come up with about 5000 ways to get any rss feed they want on their kindle... I'm sure some will pay, but I definitely wouldnt lol..

Jesse’s last blog post: How to choose the best niche market

Hmm, I wonder if they allow amazon affiliate blogs? I mean that would be pretty self-serving, huh? Is it actually possible to buy something through a kindle? Now that would rock. I'm gonna go ahead and try adding myself from good ole Germany.

DTs Flash Drive Blog’s last blog post: Worth a Shot

I will try to submit my blog to kindle ,thanks for sharing

venkat’s last blog post: Wolfram Alpha Launched

Wow, nost everyone just needs a kindle or more people need to use one, so we can earn more money :D

-Mike

John,

Thanks so much for this post. Like a lot of others, I added my blog today as well. We'll see what happens!

Have a great weekend.

Joe Chavez’s last blog post: Friday Link Love! Episode 7

So it seems everyone can get in, maybe thats because they did not check. I better hurry before they realize of this and bump me out.

Marketing Business Review’s last blog post: New Theme Finally Fix It

haha thats funny thats like your worried you might get flagged for something

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

It's really unfortunate that they aren't allowing people from international countries apply to have their blog published on the Amazon Kindle. I, like you Garry, live in Canada and really hate how we're so close to the United States, yet so far away. It's amazing how much one long line in the grass can cause so much separation, even within countries.

I sure hope Amazon will begin to accept not only international bloggers, but allow people from countries outside the states purchase the Kindle itself.

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Thanks for the post. I signed up because I couldn't think of a reason not to.

Adele’s last blog post: Merce Cunningham at 90: Dance and I Ching

Same here, fascinating, don't you think.

Jake Stone’s last blog post: Sellwell 8 - give them a choice

Free exposure is nice but I think we're a ways out of this being anything. I think everyone still prefers a regular computer to read blogs.

Michael@TheBloggerSource’s last blog post: WordPress Plugins That Work For You

i do agree with you through some extent but different methods is better than just one way to promote so why not try it you know what i mean

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

Who reads all those TOSsers anyway? Just click, toss it away and be gone with it.

Now I have to get back writing a TOS that promises all your cities to me as soon as you visit my blog.

I'm practically a millionaire already.

Jake Stone’s last blog post: Business cards for book publishers

I wonder if anyone noticed in the TOS that the RSS feed cannot have advertising in it?

Not that I've looked yet but are their wordpress plugins to create a secondary RSS without advertising?

Cam Birch’s last blog post: Steps To Business Success - What’s In A Name

Good find. That really sucks then.

TYCP Entertainment Magazine’s last blog post: Marie’ Digby Covers ‘Umbrella’

Thanks for the tip John. Going to try it out later today.

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But Amazon’s 70-30 split—in its favor—has been well publicized, including in the U.S. Senate. Subscriptions, which include the same 14-trial period as other Kindle periodicals, run up to $1.99 a month (Rubel’s blog or HuffPo, for instance); paidContent goes for $0.99. The former would take approximately 168 paying readers to make $100 a month; the latter would take 337 subs to get to that figure.

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Why can't a blog be from outside the US? Well too bad for Kindle readers who won't get to read my blog.

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I signed up to it. Hopefully some people will like my blog on there kindle. Thanks Greg Ellison

Greg Ellison’s last blog post: Do You Need Wrinkle Cream?

Great news! I'll submit my blog soon.. but the flip side is this is only for US residents!! this may block many bloggers around the globe to submit their blogs to Amazon.. then how it could be a 'comprehensive' list?

It's not just for US residents. John made a mistake & corrected it in the post.

I've signed up one of my blogs, will see how it works. Thanks for the info, John

Got mine submitted. Man, looks pretty ugly on Kindle. :)

This is really interesting, and I do believe people will pay to subscribe, even though they can get the content free on the net - I would! It's so much more comfortable to be able to read blogs sitting by the pool, than in here on my PC.

I just hope it rolls out to Europe - but I'm sure you'll let me know when it does, John.

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I'm up for it!

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I'm waiting for the "catch" from Amazon. Will just anyone get approved? Regardless, I'll be signing up tonight. Thanks for the heads up, John!

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What makes you think there's a catch?

TYCP Entertainment Magazine’s last blog post: Marie’ Digby Covers ‘Umbrella’

don't think there is one but if there is one people would expose it

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

I'm still having a problem imagining someone paying money to read a blog that can be read for free on the internet. Someday I'll meet that person and I'll be rich!

Cam Birch’s last blog post: Laptop Depot (Canada) Fraud

Got JoeTech.com listed. And now I just wait for the approval (I hope).

That's great. I'm going to sign up now.

TYCP Entertainment Magazine’s last blog post: Marie’ Digby Covers ‘Umbrella’

Very cool. We'll have to find out just how open they are to accepting any blog...

Cam Birch’s last blog post: Laptop Depot (Canada) Fraud

their probably not that open to accepting just any blog because they don't want poor quality blogs

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

I just took a look and it seems that international publishers are fair game. During the registration process, just choose your country from the pull-down menu. You will need either a US address for a check or a US banking account, however. Thankfully, it's quite easy for a Canadian to open a US checking account. I'm not sure about people outside of North America, though.

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If you read the terms and conditions you find that they will send a check in US funds to an international address without charge.

Thanks for the checking account thing though, might be interesting.

Cam Birch’s last blog post: Laptop Depot (Canada) Fraud

i will have to inform others about that because they all thought that they couldn't join

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

used my Canadian address with out any problems..plus the $8fee is waived for intl bloggers...well thats understanding I got while registering all my stuff

Aman@BullsBattleBears’s last blog post: Surprise Retail Numbers Tank Markets Wednesday

Hey Bakshi, brother you are doing the same stuff up there.

Sounds like a great idea,like you I get scratched out one day th world will be one for Amazon :)

Suzie Cheel’s last blog post: Real Life Law of Attraction Story

I was so happy until I read the last paragraph. So disappointing to see this happens over and over again. I thought the Internet is Globalized. Guess I was wrong.

Create a blog’s last blog post: Recession Proof Blogging

it is but there are certain restrictions to certain programs

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

Sounds like a good idea to join but it's not open to international publishers ..

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Story of my life, not available overseas/internationally. I'm going to start a company in U.S. just to start programs not available overseas.

Jake Stone’s last blog post: Floor plan of your dream home

really how do you know that you were trying to join but you can't because your an international publisher

social bookmarking demon’s last blog post: Review Of The Email Messenger “Mostly Known” As AWEBER

Thanks for the heads-up John. I'm going to try it out myself.

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You're out? So who's to stop someone else from listing your blog?

I just listed mine and there was no verification process to prove it was actually my blog.

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