Ask HN: Is it worth to develop Android apps for Amazon's Kindle?

Re:Ask HN: Is it worth to develop Android apps for Amazon's ... by bdfh42 on Friday September 27, 2013 @02:53PM (#6458795)

The Amazon T&Cs might put you off - have a good read before you even think about it.

I suspect (but have zero evidence)that Kindle buyers are not likely to be app purchasers and while Android users generally can use the Amazon store I am not at all sure this is their first choice when looking for an app.

It might be that the latest Kindle models will enter the mainstream as Android tablets - have to see if that happens - the hardware specs are good. [anyone know if they now ship with an up-to-date Android version?]

You would think that the amazon store would be very good at offering apps alongside books if they might have a similar appeal (say a navigation app alongside books on similar subjects) but I have seen little evidence of such cross marketing - if that started to work then it would be a strong indicator that the Amazon app store was capable of making an impact.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth to develop Android apps for Amazon's ... by rcorin on Friday September 27, 2013 @03:09PM (#6458874)

Thanks! Indeed we suspect it's likely like you say---Kindle people aren't app purchasers, but we'd love to see some real evidence. We also offer ad-based free apps, btw, and our category isn't reading & books, it's photography apps.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth to develop Android apps for Amazon's ... by bdfh42 on Friday September 27, 2013 @03:18PM (#6458923)

And there are masses of "how to" photography books - it would be great if Amazon promoted you apps to everyone who purchased a book on that topic - but do they?

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