I was thinking long and hard about doing something similar to Fever this year (with the main feature being the granular updates I've mentioned below) but w/ Reader being absolutely free I really didn't think $5/month or $30/year had much of a chance. Plus, hosting all those feeds w/ a one-man shop would've really been a bear.

I think Shaun's $30/one-time cost + you deal with your own feeds is a really smart approach. Wish I'd have thought of it.