Do you go native or HTML5? It’s a matter that’s becoming increasingly harder to reply to as HTML5 flourishes right into a mature platform. There are still lots of advantages to going native, but HTML5 requires you build an app just once and it really works across various devices. Now you can add the Kindle Fire to these devices.

Amazon announced today that it’s now accepting submissions of HTML5 apps and mobile optimized Websites. These apps could be sold alongside native apps at the Amazon Appstore for both Kindle Fire and the Amazon Appstore for Android.

To start, Amazon has spread out a brand new section on its developer portal called Amazon Web App Resources. The website not just includes the tools had to monetize your Web apps, but it surely also includes what it calls the net App Tester. This tool will assist you to test your app to make certain it runs smoothly on both the Kindle Fire and Android devices. You are able to grab it without spending a dime here.

Of course, all of this wouldn’t be possible without updates to the Kindle Fire within the variety of a brand new Web runtime according to Google’s Chromium project. This permits for GPU accelerated graphics performance in HTML5 apps in order that your Web apps could have nearly native performance. You may read up at the new Web runtime here.

So, how easy is it to submit an online app? Amazon says you only ought to register to the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal, visit My Apps and decide “Submit a brand new Web App.” It’s a straightforward as that, but you may inspect some additional information here if you would like help.