I got an email from B&N yesterday approving me as a nook developer – I went out and purchased a Nook to play with and it’s actually a (suprisingly) nice device. I don’t know if they make any money at $250 but I really kind of like it (it’s no ipad but it’s also a lot cheaper and the form factor is nice)
Anyway I tried to install a corona app unto it using adb and (not suprisingly) it didn’t work – I know Carlos had indicated that they needed to push some changes out first.
I signed up for the corona early access program So… I’ll wait patiently until I can get a version of Corona that works with nook
I have a Galaxy S, Nook Color and XOOM. I look forward to putting Corona through it’s paces seeing how well it scales up from 4" (Gingerbread 2.3.3) to 7" (Froyo 2.2) to 10" (Honeycomb 3.0). [import]uid: 41892 topic_id: 9634 reply_id: 35109[/import]
yes - we know - we are working on getting this publicly available
and we do have your emails - we just need to answer and we have had issues with our mail server provider
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loghound- How difficult was it for you to get approved as a nook developer by B&N? I noticed that they appear to require a website/comparny, previous mobile experience, etc. I am an ex-developer that wants to get into Nook development and selling, but i have no specific mobile experience. I just want to start creating interactive ebooks for the nook.
Thanks in advance.
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@paisausa It wasn’t difficult, I filled out the form and a few days later I was in. Having said that I think I was pretty easy because I met all of the requirements (already published on ios & android & desktop, dedicated support site, US account number etc.)
Yes I too have some concerns about this. I have seen a quite a few people complain about B&Ns stiff requirements for indie developers. Out of curiosity, Carlos, do you know if you guys will have any extra pull to get your subscribers approved for Nook development?
I for one was actually very excited when you guys announced the addition to Nookcolor, I will be very disappointed if their rules keep our community from developing for their device.
Thanks
Rob.
@loghound BTW: what is one of your apps on the App Store, if you don’t mind sharing. Thx [import]uid: 16527 topic_id: 9634 reply_id: 35582[/import]
I wouldn’t call them stiff requirements as much as B&N has an image and its a high-scale brand. Keep in mind two things. One - they are new to the app ingestion process so they are learning a lot via the process. I know the guys running the ingestion process and they have a ton of experience so they want apply all they have learned and get it right. It was just a few weeks ago when they opened up the app store and ingestion process. They are still learning a lot about the B&N NOOK user.
The other thing to keep in mind is that B&N as a company, has an image and brand to protect. So it makes perfect sense for them to be a bit reluctant in accepting any app submitted because they want high quality apps, not another fart app. All 400 variations fo them.
The biggest weight you can carry with B&N is having apps in other app markets. Ergo, why Corona is a good fit for them and for you, If you have an existing app on iTunes or Android market place, the faster the process.
Will support for the Nook Color be considered a third platform (in that there will be a fee for deployment builds), or will it be part of the Indie Android bundle?
Lets hope they open it up to international developers soon