There aren’t very many times where you can get in on the ground floor of something and have a shot at really putting out something huge on a platform. The iPhone proved that anyone can make an app that sells well and launches a new career for someone. Now we’ve done the same at Amazon for the Kindle. Make sure to sign up now to get notified when we officially release the Kindle Developer Kit next month! The full PR can be found here.
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Submit your e-mail address to get notified when the limited beta starts 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 at a later date 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. We are excited to see what you invent for Kindle.
User revenue will be split 70% to the developer and 30% to Amazon net of delivery fees of $0.15 / MB. Remember that unlike smart phones, the Kindle user does not pay a monthly wireless fee or enter into an annual wireless contract. Kindle active content must be priced to cover the costs of downloads and on-going usage.
Pricing Options
Active content will be available to customers in the Kindle Store later this year. Your active content can be priced three ways:
- Free – Active content applications that are smaller than 1MB and use less than 100KB/user/month of wireless data may be offered at no charge to customers. Amazon will pay the wireless costs associated with delivery and maintenance.
- One-time Purchase – Customers will be charged once when purchasing active content. Content must have nominal (less than 100KB/user/month) ongoing wireless usage.
- Monthly Subscription – Customers will be charged once per month for active content.
Active content applications have an upper size limit of 100MB. Applications larger than 10MB will not be delivered wirelessly but can be downloaded from the Kindle Store to a computer and transferred to the user’s Kindle via USB.
Developer Guidelines
Voice over IP functionality, advertising, offensive materials, collection of customer information without express customer knowledge and consent, or usage of the Amazon or Kindle brand in any way are not allowed. In addition, active content must meet all Amazon technical requirements, not be a generic reader, and not contain malicious code.
We will work to refine the above guidelines throughout the beta.
Here’s a quick update from our founder, Jeff Bezos. The links in the letter below may not work, but you can get all the info by going to the Kindle page on Amazon.com
The official press release can be found here.
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Ok, for all of you photo geeks out there, this one is for you. Sadly, as an employee at Amazon.com, I can’t participate, but YOU can! Here’s your shot at winning one heck of a grab-bag of goodies and a trip to Yellowstone National Park.
From November 9 through 15, just create, add to, or share a Wish List, and you’ll be invited to enter for a chance to win our Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Sweepstakes. Read more in the FAQ. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules.
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more details after the jump…Good luck!!!
Official Rules for Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes: Week 6
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Please read these rules before entering the Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes Week 6 (the “Sweepstakes”). You agree that, by submitting an entry, you will be bound by these Official Rules and you acknowledge that you satisfy all sweepstakes eligibility requirements.
Eligibility. If you are an individual legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are 18 or older at the time of entry, you are eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. Our employees, their immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren), and our affiliates, advisors or advertising/promotion agencies (and their immediate family members) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.
How to Enter. You may enter the Sweepstakes beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. (PT) on November 9, 2009 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. (PT) on November 15, 2009 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). To be automatically entered into the Sweepstakes, visit http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/, and create a Wish List, add an item to one of your existing Wish Lists (you may add an item from the Amazon website or use the Universal Wish List feature, which you may learn more about by visiting http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal/ or share one of your Wish Lists via the “Share with Friends” feature on the Wish List page (your Wish List must be public to share it), and follow the instructions on the website to enter the Sweepstakes. Limit one entry per customer; you may not use multiple customer accounts to enter the Sweepstakes.
Mailing List. By entering the Sweepstakes, you consent to being placed on a mailing list for promotional and other materials for Amazon.com unless you have indicated otherwise by your selection in your “E-mail Preferences & Notifications” in your Amazon.com account. You may update or change your E-mail Preferences & Notifications at www.amazon.com/youraccount.
Other Promotions. Please note that we may be running similar sweepstakes at the same time as this Sweepstakes. By entering this Sweepstakes, you will not be eligible to receive any prize awarded in any other sweepstakes. You must enter each sweepstakes separately.
Prize. We will award 1 Grand Prize consisting of a trip for 2 to Yellowstone National Park and a variety of photography equipment. The Grand Prize includes:
- Round trip coach class air transportation for 2 to Bozeman, MT departing from the major airport nearest to Grand Prize winner’s home
- 2 nights’ standard hotel accommodations (double occupancy) at the Old Faithful Lodge
- Rental car for 3 days
- The opportunity to have a private photography lesson with photographer Adam Jones (for 1 person only)
- A Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera (body only);
- A Canon 200DG Digital Camera Gadget Bag;
- A Canon Deluxe 200 Tripod;
- A Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash;
- A Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens;
- A Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM Lens;
- A Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens;
- A Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 Macro Lens;
- A Canon EW-78E Lens Hood for a Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens;
- A Canon ET-73 Lens Hood for a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens; and
- Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler’s Companion to the National Park, by Janet Chapple.
The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is $18,599.56. The actual value will depend on the Grand Prize winner’s city of departure. We may substitute surface transportation for air travel if the Grand Prize winner lives in the Bozeman, MT area. If the actual value of the prize is less than the stated ARV, we will not award the difference in cash. Trip must be taken during June or July 2010 on dates mutually agreed to by winner, Adam Jones and us, subject to flight and hotel availability. To qualify for the rental car portion of prize package, the winner must be at least 21 years of age, hold a valid driver’s license and have a major credit card in his/her name. Travel times, airline and type of rental car are at our sole discretion. The winner will be: (a) responsible for paying all costs and expenses related to the prize that are not specifically mentioned, including, but not limited to, taxes, food and beverages, additional ground transportation, car rental insurance, gratuities, and any other expenses that might reasonably be incurred by the winner in receiving or using the prize; and (b) required to submit his/her social security number or tax payer ID number to us in order to claim the prize.
Prize Drawing. The potential Grand Prize winner will be selected at a random drawing to be held on or about November 18, 2009. We must receive eligible entries during the Sweepstakes Period for them to be eligible for the drawing. We will notify the potential Grand Prize winner by phone or e-mail within 3 business days following the drawing, and he/she will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release. We will select an alternative potential winner if the potential winner does not claim the Grand Prize within 72 hours of notification, or meet the eligibility criteria. Grand Prize winner’s guest (or parent or legal guardian if guest is a minor in his/her state of residence) will also be required to sign and return a Liability/Publicity Release prior to departure. In the event the winner’s guest is a minor, such guest’s parent or legal guardian must accompany guest on the trip. The prize will be awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). We will award the prize to a minor’s parent or legal guardian if a minor, in any state where the age of majority is not 18, wins the prize. The parent or legal guardian must sign and return all required documentation.
Odds of Winning. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Additional Terms. We may, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and in our sole discretion, change these rules or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time; or modify, terminate, or suspend the Sweepstakes should viruses, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond our control corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes or submission of entries. We are not responsible for: (a) lost, misdirected, late, incomplete, or unintelligible entries or for inaccurate entry information, whether caused by you or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries; (b) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes; (c) any error in the operation or transmission, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, or for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software, malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure to receive any entry information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or (d) injury or damage to your or any other computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Sweepstakes. We may, in our sole discretion, disqualify any individual found to be: (x) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website; (y) acting in violation of these rules; or (z) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. If your entry is incomplete or if you use robotic, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods, your entry will be void. The authorized subscriber of the e-mail account used to enter the Sweepstakes at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these rules in the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same e-mail account. The authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domains associated with the submitted e-mail addresses. No greater than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules will be awarded. If any technical errors occur in the selection of potential prize winner or if more prizes are claimed than the number of prizes being awarded as provided in these Official Rules, we may award the prize by random drawing from among all eligible claimants.
Miscellaneous. The Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the United States. The Sweepstakes and all accompanying materials are © 2009 by Amazon Services LLC, and its affiliates. All rights reserved. If you win a prize, you may not transfer, assign, or redeem the prize for cash. We may substitute a prize with a prize of equal or greater value. The winner agrees (for himself or herself and his or her heirs) that, by accepting the prize, we, along with our affiliates and agents, will have no liability, and will be held harmless by the winner for any liability, loss, injury or damage to property or person, including death, and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize or participation in the Sweepstakes, even if caused or contributed to by our negligence. You agree that our decisions related to the Sweepstakes and all drawings are final. The winner agrees that, by participating in the Sweepstakes, we may use the winner’s name, image or likeness in any manner and in any medium for our promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
Winner’s List. After we confirm the winner, we will post the winner’s name at www.amazon.com/wl10winners until May 31, 2010.
Sponsor. Amazon Services LLC (“we” or “us”), 8329 W. Sunset Road, Suite 220, Las Vegas, NV 89113.
Privacy Notice: All information submitted in connection with this Sweepstakes will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and Amazon.com’s Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/help).
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