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Author Topic: Soon you can code and sell applications for Amazon's Kindle eBook  (Read 8,145 times)

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If anyone wants to try coding a Kindle app seriously.. maybe we can

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“We’ve heard from lots of developers over the past two years who are excited to build on top of Kindle,” said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “The Kindle Development Kit opens many possibilities–we look forward to being surprised by what developers invent.”
The Kindle Development Kit enables developers to build active content that leverages Kindle’s unique combination of seamless and invisible 3G wireless delivery over Amazon Whispernet, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, and long battery life of seven days with wireless activated.
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Starting next month, participants in the limited beta will be able to download the Kindle Development Kit, access developer support, test content on Kindle, and submit finished content. Those wait-listed will be invited to participate as space becomes available. The Kindle Development Kit includes sample code, documentation, and the Kindle Simulator, which helps developers build and test their content by simulating the 6-inch Kindle and 9.7-inch Kindle DX on Mac, PC, and Linux desktops.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/21reader.html?src=tptw
http://mashable.com/2010/01/21/kindle-app-store/
http://gizmodo.com/5453395/amazon-opens-kindle-up-for-development-app-store-ahoy



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Re: Soon you can code and sell applications for Amazon's Kindle eBook
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2010, 04:11 PM »
Hmmm... I was going to get a Nook.  Now I'm not so sure...

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Re: Soon you can code and sell applications for Amazon's Kindle eBook
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2010, 04:37 PM »
Subscribed for the KDK Limited Beta already :D

Although, I saw no mention whatsoever about Development OS / Programming language / IDE, etc.

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