This section addresses the final goal of this chapter, that is, actually writing our first Alexa Skill. However, please note that we do have a few prerequisites before we embark on the final leg of our journey through this chapter. For the success of this exercise, each user will need to have an Amazon Developer account. Signing up for an Amazon Developer account is a simple and straightforward process. The user can sign up for an account at https://developer.amazon.com.
Signing up is a three-step process and includes providing personal information, accepting terms of service, and providing a payment method.
Please note that although signing up requires you to provide Amazon with a payment method, Amazon will charge you if, and only if, you end up using any of the paid services. However, over the course of this book...