Ask HN: Amazon asked me to develop for the Kindle, shall I?
I just got off the phone with someone from Amazon inviting me to develop for their platform. They noticed that I have a top 100 niche app on the iTunes store and think that it would be a great fit for Kindle.
Pros:
- First mover advantage. I get a limited beta license to release my app first on the platform.
- Apparently they have a better app discovering mechanism on their store
Cons:
- Unproven market
- He won't give me any numbers of kindle sales
What it boils down to for me is opportunity cost. Would I make more money developing for Android, Blackberry or Nokia over the Kindle?
Pros: - First mover advantage. I get a limited beta license to release my app first on the platform. - Apparently they have a better app discovering mechanism on their store
Cons: - Unproven market - He won't give me any numbers of kindle sales
What it boils down to for me is opportunity cost. Would I make more money developing for Android, Blackberry or Nokia over the Kindle?