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Amazon launches web app support program for developers

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Amazon today launched web app support in the Mobile App Distribution Program.

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With new support in place, developers can now submit URLs for their HTML5 web apps and mobile websites and have Amazon offer that content to millions of Kindle Fire and Amazon Appstore customers in the same, convenient way as native apps.

Aimed at developer community, today's launch of web app support in the Amazon Appstore is the latest offering in an array of services that make Amazon the most complete end-to-end ecosystem for developers building, monetizing and marketing their apps and games, said Amazon in a press release.

Some of the capabilities offered for developers include:

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* The ability for app developers to use Amazon Web Services' (AWS) technology platform for their infrastructure needs. Building blocks such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon DynamoDB allow developers to focus on what differentiates their app rather than the undifferentiated heavy lifting of infrastructure.

* GameCircle, which includes capabilities like Achievements, Leaderboards, Friends and Whispersync for syncing games across devices, and leads to better engagement with games.

* Login with Amazon, which allows developers to easily reduce sign-in friction for their customers, leading to higher engagement and order conversion.

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* In-App Purchasing on Kindle Fire, Mac, PC and web-based games. This enables developers to offer virtual items in their apps and games while allowing th eir end users to simply use their Amazon accounts to make the purchase.

* A/B Testing, which helps developers improve app functionality with the ability to simultaneously test two different in-app experiences to determine which is more successful prior to launching to a broad audience.

* Game Connect, which lets developers list their virtual goods for sale on Amazon, increasing discoverability of their games and making the purchase of virtual goods as easy and convenient as possible for customers, leading to increased monetization for developers.

* Amazon Appstore submission for distribution to nearly 200 countries globally enables developers to reach millions more of Amazon customers worldwide.

Click here to visit Amazon appstore and to get started with the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Program!

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