Click the Next button. You have not created a keystore yet, so select the Create a New Keystore radio button. Choose the location of your keystore. Choose and enter a password that you’ll remember; reenter it in the Confirm field.

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Figure 8-6: The http: market. android. com publish page. • Web Site URL: The URL of your Web site. If you do not have a Web site, you can get a free Blogger account that provides a free blog. This will suffice as a Web site. You can get a free Blogger account from www.blogger.com. • Phone Number: A valid phone number at which to contact you in case problems arise with your published content. When you finish, your form should resemble Figure 8-7. Figure 8-7: Developer listing details. 196 Part II: Building and Publishing Your First Android Application

4. Click the Continue button.

On the next page, you are required to pay the 25 developer fee see Figure 8-8. Figure 8-8: Developer registration fee.

5. Click the Continue button to pay the developer fee with Google Checkout.

6. On the secure checkout page see Figure 8-9, fill in your credit card details and billing information; then click the Agree and Continue button. If you already have a credit card on file with Google, you may not see this page. If you already have a card set up, select one and continue. 7. On the resulting confirmation page see Figure 8-10, type your pass- word and click the Sign In and Continue button.

8. On the order confirmation page see Figure 8-11, click the Place Your Order Now button.

Depending on how fast your Internet connection is and how fast your order is placed, you may or may not see a loading screen. When the process is complete, you see a message confirming that you’re an Android developer see Figure 8-12.

9. Click the Android Market Developer Site link.

You arrive at the Android Developer Agreement page see Figure 8-13. 10. If you want to have a paid application in the Android Market, follow the directions in the “Google Checkout merchant accounts” sidebar. I cover paid versus free applications in the next section of this chapter.

11. Read the terms and then click the I Agree, Continue link.

You arrive at the Android developer home page see Figure 8-14.