Washington Post Looks to Expand Reach With App Designed for Kindle Fire Readers

The Washington Post announced a tablet app exclusively for Amazon Kindle Fire customers, including unlimited free access to content for six months. After the free period, Kindle Fire owners can get six additional months of access for $1, with the subscription jumping to $3.99 per month at the end of that promotional period, a Post spokeswoman told us Thursday. The app was designed specifically for a national and international readership, said a news release. The app will expand to other platforms in 2015, the spokeswoman said. Similar deals for other devices aren’t currently in place, but the publication is “open to exploring that in the future,” she said. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought the Post last year for $250 million (see 1308070032).