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This is the similar model followed by Apple for AppStore. However, there is a catch. Amazon put some conditions to get that 70% share. The AppleInsider elaborates: The author or publisher-supplied list price must be between $2.99 [...]</p><p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://e-bookvine.com/amazon-offers-70-30-split-for-kindle-ebook-authors-like-appstore-with-conditions/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p></div></div><div class="post-39 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-feature category-kindle tag-kdk tag-kindle post_box" id="post-39"><div class="headline_area"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://e-bookvine.com/amazon-will-be-releasing-kindle-developmeny-kit-kdk-for-applications/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Amazon will be Releasing Kindle Developmeny Kit (KDK) for Applications">Amazon will be Releasing Kindle Developmeny Kit (KDK) for Applications</a></h2><p class="headline_meta"><abbr class="published" title="2010-02-05">February 5, 2010</abbr></p><p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://e-bookvine.com/category/feature/" title="View all posts in Feature" rel="category tag">Feature</a>,<a href="http://e-bookvine.com/category/kindle/" title="View all posts in Kindle" rel="category tag">Kindle</a></span></p></div><div class="format_text entry-content"><p>That’s a big news. Amazon has decided to release SDK for Kindle so that people can contribute making applications for Kindle just like AApple’s iPhone. It’ll be available in February as beta-test. There are some news that Amazon already gave access to SDK to some companies like Handmark to develop active Zagat restaurant guides for [...]</p><p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://e-bookvine.com/amazon-will-be-releasing-kindle-developmeny-kit-kdk-for-applications/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p></div></div><div class="post-34 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ipad category-kindle tag-ipad-reader tag-kindle post_box" id="post-34"><div class="headline_area"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://e-bookvine.com/is-ipad-really-going-to-kill-kindle-no-it%e2%80%99s-not/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Is iPad Really Going To Kill Kindle? No, It’s Not">Is iPad Really Going To Kill Kindle? No, It’s Not</a></h2><p class="headline_meta"><abbr class="published" title="2010-02-04">February 4, 2010</abbr></p><p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://e-bookvine.com/category/ipad/" title="View all posts in iPad" rel="category tag">iPad</a>,<a href="http://e-bookvine.com/category/kindle/" title="View all posts in Kindle" rel="category tag">Kindle</a></span></p></div><div class="format_text entry-content"><p>The iPad has been announced. But does it mean Kindle will be dead? No, not at all. Remeber, iPad is still a multimedia device. You can do a lot of things including reading ebooks; but it’s not focused on reading ebooks. Those who prefer to read a lot of fiction, and text-only non-fiction still need [...]</p><p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://e-bookvine.com/is-ipad-really-going-to-kill-kindle-no-it%e2%80%99s-not/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p></div></div></div><div id="sidebar_1" class="sidebar"><ul class="sidebar_list"></ul></div></div><div id="sidebars"><div id="multimedia_box" class="image_box"><div id="image_box"> <img class="three_by_two" src="http://e-bookvine.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/rotator/sample-3.jpg" alt="sample-3.jpg" /></div></div><div id="sidebar_2" class="sidebar"><ul class="sidebar_list"><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-2"><div class="textwidget"><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3974948-10762441" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-3974948-10762441" width="234" height="60" alt="Over 2 million ebooks!" border="0"/></a></div></li><li class="widget 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