Now you'll be able to buy
games for your
book! Amazon just announced its
Kindle Development Kit, which will allow companies (and individuals!) to create "active content" for Amazon's e-reader device. The examples given in the press release include an interactive Zagat guide, and ... games!
According to the announcement, mobile publisher Sonic Boom will release "word games and puzzles" for the device -- which seems like a natural fit. But
EA Mobile is
also on board with the Kindle, which opens the door to its eventual metamorphosis into a
game platform. A game platform with a black-and-white screen, sure, but also a very popular platform whose entire audience is comfortable downloading digital content.