So You Want Your LitBlog on Kindle?

Good reasons for second thoughts. From Follow the Reader

... for instance

Amazon’s murky Digital Publishing Distribution Agreement including open-ended phrasing such as: “You grant to us, throughout the term of this Agreement, a nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide right and license to distribute Publications as described in this Agreement.” Sure, the “nonexclusive” part sounds good, but “irrevocable and worldwide” are rather broad terms. Oh, and this part is also a little daunting: “We reserve the right to change the terms of this Agreement at any time.”
Keeping one’s blog free. (One blogger said, ” I don’t want some users to have to pay for it. I’d much rather optimise it for mobile use so people can read it on their phones.”)

And, as expressed by Eoin Purcell: “the locking in of revenue splits.” In his post, Bloggers: Amazon will eat your lunch, Eoin states, “One of my major concern is that if bloggers agree to this completely uneven deal from Amazon now, it will persist. This will give Amazon an enviable position and allowing even their competitors to take hefty slices of the distribution chain value even while offering better terms than Amazon itself.” (Emphasis mine)  

This sounds especially ominous if you publish (or link to--how does that fit into the agreement?) orignal fiction and poetry on your blog. If you have as much money and as many lawyers as Amazon, this might turn out to be a fair offer. Otherwise, it's a rigged game, and if you think Amazon has your interests in mind... you probably think that health insurance you pay for will take care of you when you get sick.