App Developers Cautious on Kindle
Posted by Courtney Anthony in Applications Kindle Developers
Amazon is opening up the Kindle to third-party applications but whether its worth developing applications for is questionable. Amazon has not released the exact amount of Kindle's that have been sold so developers do not know if Kindle applications would be a prosperous market. The Kindle has fallen behind because of its single purpose software and black and white images. Amazon needs to find a way to connect with with more people. Richard Schatzberge suggests a "living book" which takes a story and relates it directly to the reader in some way.
I would be more willing to invest in a kindle if it offered other simple applications. Like a place to write notes and a calendar to write down my schedule so it had more of a purpose to consistently be with me, the way a cellphone always is. I'm interest to see what developers choose to put on the Kindle and what exactly Amazon means by "active content" instead of apps.
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