http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2010/02/kindle-more-than-an-ebook-reader-its-a-development-platform.html
Thinking about developing a Kindle app, say 20 seconds after thinking about developing an iPad app, is kind of disheartening. The Kindle makes a great book reader, and was the hottest item in tablet town, however all that changed with the iPad announcement.
The thought of an app on the grayscale screen, with the incredibly slow and clunky controls, is frustrating. But I just noticed that it appears in the sdk that your custom apps might have the ability to use the free “Whisper-net” (cellular data connection). That is attractive. Some kind of lightweight forms-driven database client app, with great free connectivity back to a central server, with really good battery life, and that could finally make the hardware keyboard look like more than a mistake, that really has a value proposition.
It’s still not an iPad-killer, but this angle might provide the Kindle a second vector of business and interest and ROI in addition to their lead in the book reader business. They’re going to need it as the book prices get equalized and the iPad onslaught gets underway.
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