Today Automattic announced that WordPress.com users now able to buy premium WordPress Themes, as before premium themes available for Self-Hosted WordPress blog only. The first two premium themes that will be available on WordPress.com are headlines by Woo Themes and Shelf from Theme Foundary and additional WordPress theme will be rolled out later in this year.
At present 17 million blogs hosted on WordPress.com and premium themes will give these users to buy these premium themes and give their blogs a more professional interface.
These two premium themes available at $45 and $68 respectively and each theme supported by theme shops themselves by using a forum at WordPress.com which is available to only those who buy these themes.
Headlines is $45 and a magazine-style theme, perfect for users who have lots of content. It features 15 different color schemes, drop-down custom menus and a featured post slider.
Shelf, a tumblelog style theme, is $68 it takes advantage of WordPress.com’s nw post formats feature and has a fun horizontal scrolling design.
As a WordPress user would you love to buy these premium themes or not??