Comments on: It’s ILMK’s third birthday!

By: ILMK 3rd birthday check-in « I Love My Kindle

ILMK 3rd birthday check-in « I Love My Kindle — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:59:57 +0000

[...] recently celebrated its third birthday, and I thought I’d check in with you on how it’s [...]

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:30:17 +0000

Thanks for writing, Lourenco!

Comments like yours are a big motivator…thanks!

By: Lourenco

Lourenco — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:51:55 +0000

Congrats Bufo, ILMK is by far the best Kindle blog. Thanks for keeping us updated on this wonderfull device called Kindle!

By: ddlarsen

ddlarsen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:34:05 +0000

Thanks. I should have waited before sending the duplicate comment. I’m disappointed I can’t subscribe via my Fire. But will add it to my pulse app and continue getting it through my email.

Dean

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:22:32 +0000

Thanks for writing, Dean!

Unfortunately, Amazon has not enabled Kindle store blog subscriptions to go to the Fire. I really appreciate your desire to support my work, but with only a Fire, you can’t do it by subscribing through the Kindle store.

You can, though, get ILMK there…for free. I guess you are already doing that via e-mail, but you can also do it through the Pulse app, if you prefer.

Here’s how (from my book on the Kindle Fire):

Go to your homescreen and tap the Pulse app (you’ll probably see it on your Favorites shelves) or open it from the Apps tab

Click the menu icon (the horizontal lines in a box) at the bottom of the screen

Choose Manage Sources

Tap the blue bar with the plus on it

Tap the Search magnifying glass at the top of the screen

Tap the Search box and type ILMK

Tap the magnifying glass

It should find I Love My Kindle at http://ilmk.worpdress.com/feed/. Tap the blue plus box at the end of that line. It will say “Added”

Tap the back arrow…you can drag it to the top of your feeds, if you want, or wherever you want it to be

By: ddlarsen

ddlarsen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:59:06 +0000

Hey, Bufo. I’ve been enjoying and benefitting from your fabulous blog via email subscription for free for around a year or so, and was inspired to subscribe to it on my Kindle Fire after reading this one. It’s a great value and you deserve my 99 cents a month. But here’s the thing I need to know: on the list of Kindles that are compatible with your blog, the Kindle Fire isn’t one of them. Is the list wrong? Or can I subscribe and get them delivered to my Fire?

Thanks for all the wonderful posts I’ve enjoyed for free, here’s hoping I can get them on my Fire soon.

D.D. Larsen aka Dean

By: rogerknights

rogerknights — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:29:38 +0000

Amazon ought to hire you as their Designated Backseat Driver.
(Then I’ll climb into the rumble seat and add my own two cents.)

But Corporate America is no more likely to do that than to hire court jesters.
(Which it also ought to do.)

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:19:00 +0000

Thanks for writing, Dave!

Thanks! I like not selling advertising…I do think it helps readers believe in the integrity of what I say in the blog. I can see situations where I might have to do that…if my Significant Other was out of a job, for example. If I were to charge, say, $25 for a 1-day two or three line ad, that could be a significant bumper…in a thirty day month, that’s $750 (before taxes).

If the other income from the blog and my other writing dropped off drastically, it might become a choice of that or curtailing ILMK.

As you can tell, though, my preference is to keep things pretty much the way they are.

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:08:41 +0000

Thanks for writing, Rick!

I appreciate your comments on the blog, and I’m glad you are here representing those online readers.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:53:45 +0000

Congrats on three years Bufo! I came here after becoming frustrated with the oversaturation of advertising and promotion at another Kindle blog, and am very happy you’re still ad-free and all about the content. Keep up the great work!