Internetling

I know this will piss of some readers since I haven’t had the time to update the blog with any useful content recently (a very nice article is in the works, though), but I wanted to write this little post to direct your attention to the Amazon Kindle link in the page header. Through the 2 years that I’ve been running the Internetling, I’ve been trying to keep ads to a minimum, that is why, except for the title text links, you only see ads in the “second layer” of the page, i.e. the full feed, by landing here through a US search engine, and occasionally by using the article search form. Yes it seems like a lot. However, not many people see them, most Internetling readers are, after all, tech-savvy users.

I believe donations would be too much to ask since I don’t offer any service in exchange (the content will always be free and under a CC license), so I decided to publish a Kindle-optimized Internetling at Amazon.com – if I’m not mistaken, the subscription will cost you $1 a month (after a 14-day free trial).

So if you are Kindle owner, not interested in ads, or use AdBlock (not a problem, it is a great plugin, I use it myself), but were wanting to give something back, you can consider getting a subscription. Most of the money I earn goes to hosting costs and I am trying to get enough money to possibly hire a co-writer (or proof-reader, god knows I need one). Even if you do not want to subscribe, you can go for the 2-week trial: since I’m not a Kindle owner, I’d be really interested in your thoughts on the optimized edition, e.g. how it looks etc.

And I promise you, this is the first and last ad-related post you will ever see on this blog. Thanks for reading, see you in the comments