Kindle Development Kit (KDK) and Active Content
On January 21, 2010, Amazon announced the forthcoming release of its Kindle Development Kit. Its aim is to allow developers to build 'active content' for the Kindle, and a beta version was announced with a February 2010 release date. A number of companies have already experimented with delivering active content through the Kindle's bundled browser, and the KDK promises 'sample code, documentation and the Kindle Simulator' together with a new revenue sharing model for developers.
The KDK is based on the Java Programming Language, specifically, the Personal Basis 1.1.2 (JSR 217) flavor of packaged Java APIs.
As of March 2012 Kindle store offers over 200 items labeled as active content. These items include simple applications and games, including a free set provided by Amazon Digital Services. To the date the active content is only available in the US (or with US billing address).
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