Industry Specific Blogs are becoming increasingly important. A big reason is that people in an industry nearly always follow 1 or more blogs specific to the industry – it’s just necessary to keep in touch with the latest advances. And those bloggers become area experts and famous almost by default.
As more and more people in an industry start coming online and looking for news, ideas, insights and industry expertise, the already established blogs become stronger and stronger (mostly because Google greatly favours established blogs and first mover blogs – they have time and old aged links on their side). The rich do get richer.
If you want to become an area expert and famous in your industry (and have something worthwhile to say), blogging is an excellent way to do it. The amount of people you can reach and the influence you can wield is just enormous.
Here is a list of blogs in various industries available in the Kindle Store – a lot of industries and niches are there for the taking. Of course, do check online blogs too.
Advertising Blogs (2) – There are just 2 blogs currently listed. Don’t know much about either. A great opportunity to pick up some subscribers and mind share.
Behavioural Science Kindle Blogs (5) – This illustrates perfectly what I mean by first mover advantage – There are 5 blogs, and only 1 of them, the Cognitive Daily Blog, has a review and it’s 5 stars. Every single person looking for a cognitive science blog is going to consider the Cognitive Daily first. 
Biology Kindle Edition Blogs (13) – Some interesting blogs like Evolution Blog (part of the Science Blogs Blog Network).
Biotechnology Blogs (3) – I know nothing about this field so will abstain from commenting.
Digital & New Media Kindle Blogs (32) – As opposed to the last area, I do understand this area. I’d strongly recommend ReadWriteWeb, Ars Technica, and TechCrunch. Other interesting blogs in here include GigaOm and Mashable. 
Entrepreneurship Blogs for the Kindle (5) – SpringWise was moderately interesting although I find the format more suited for kindergarten children.
Environmental Science Blogs on the Kindle (7) – Again, this is outside my domain expertise.
Fashion Kindle Edition Blogs (6) – I think there’s a big market for a fashion blog that focuses on the fundamentals of what works visually for different types of people, without devolving into a worship of whatever the current ideal of male and female beauty is. At any given time, I doubt that even 5% of people fit into the ideals the fashion industry pushes. That means over 95% of people are being told to wear clothes that aren’t suited to them.
Gadgets, PCs & Consumer Electronics Kindle Blogs (44) – this is a pretty crowded market. It’s interesting that this isn’t broken into smaller sections.
Government & Law Blogs (38) – This is an interesting vertical. And something I know very little about so will leave it alone for now.
Marketing Blogs on the Kindle (14) – No blog stands out. Seth’s Blog is, for some strange reason, listed in another category.
Medicine Blogs (21) – this has some very interesting blogs – strongly recommended.
Music Blogs (8) – Nothing that appeals to me.
Networking & Telecommunications Blogs – Kindle Edition (12) – More social networking than telecommunications. Boy Genius Report (something of a gadget blog too) and the Internet Dating blog are my two picks.
Operating Systems & Applications Blogs (17) – Digital Inspiration is my pick here – I also really like their layout and color scheme. 
Physical Sciences Blogs at the Kindle Store (4) – Not much range. Nothing caught my eye.
Publishing Kindle Blogs (11) – Interesting how few publishing blogs there are given that the Kindle is probably a factor for every publisher. Do check out Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 blog. Galleycat and Jacket Copy are also good choices.
Real Estate Kindle Blogs (1) – could a niche be less competitive?
Robotics Kindle Blogs (1) – ditto.
Search Engine Related Kindle Blogs (3) – there are some really, really good search engine blogs like SEO by the Sea, Matt Cutts, Danny Sullivan etc. Surprising that none of them are on here. I do recommend SearchBlog by John Battelle.
Space Exploration & Astronomy Blogs (2) – I’m really excited by Space and the recent advances. It’s sad to see only 2 blogs about what’s one of our biggest opportunities for evolving as a race.
TV & Film Kindle Edition Blogs (4) – I do love movies – however I don’t really follow any movie blogs so don’t know if any of these are any good. Do let me know your thoughts.
Traditional Media Blogs (11) – the irony 
Venture Capital Blogs (1) – Aren’t VCs supposed to be intercepting the future? I guess they must not think much of the Kindle. My favourites are Jeff Nolan, Seth Levine, and Fred Wilson. A lot of VCs are really smart people and worth following.
Wireless & Mobile Technology (13) – A few interesting sites. There is a lot of overlap in the categories which means we’ve already covered some of these blogs.
So out of 26 industry niches, only 5 have any amount of competition, and 11 industries have 5 or less blogs. A lot of opportunities to carve out an expert niche for yourself. If you have a popular blog – now is the time to join the Kindle Store. If not – now is the time to consider starting a blog in a niche you are an expert in and/or passionate about.
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