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There's no Kindle app for Barnes&Nobles' Nook or Sony's Reader, there's no iBooks app for Amazon's Kindle either. Apple is the only ebook reseller that allows o

There's no Kindle app for Barnes&Nobles' Nook or Sony's Reader, there's no iBooks app for Amazon's Kindle either. Apple is the only ebook reseller that allows other ebook resellers on its platform. It's to be expected that Apple wants to charge the other ebook resellers for the privilege. How much Apple wants to charge publishers and distributors is unclear, but I have a feeling that we'll find out more at tomorrow's launch of The Daily [1]. [1] http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/01/the.daily.peek/ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/01/the.daily.peek...

Kylekramer 16y ago
Google is also in the ebook business. I doubt they are going to try to take a percentage of Amazon or B&N's sales.
- Samuel_Michon 16y ago
  Google doesn't manufacture ereaders, phones or tablets. It sells a mobile OS and it's the proprietor of one of many app catalogs for Android. It also has little control over which ereader apps are shipped with Android devices (except for the one Samsung model they sell). As for its ebook store: they launched it less than two months a go; it's impossible to tell what their plans are. Outside of the US, they only offer books that are in the public domain. Even within the US, they don't seem very interested in selling ebooks: 'Google eBookstore' is only one of dozens of available retailers within the Google eBooks app. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-million-google.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-...
lukeschlather 16y ago
Those who bought the Nook or Reader knew that from the outset. This isn't a move against Amazon - I expect that Amazon isn't going to lose any sleep over pulling their app from the Apple App Store. This is (would be should Apple enforce this against established players) a move against people who bought Apple products expecting certain services to be provided, much like Sony's decision to remove the OtherOS feature from the Playstation. Only unlike Sony's removal of the OtherOS feature, Apple doesn't need people to buy Apps through them to turn a profit.
- jstevens85 16y ago
  My understanding is that no services have been removed. Users can still use the Kindle and Nook apps, and can continue to buy books using the Amazon and B&N websites.
- Samuel_Michon 16y ago
  "Amazon isn't going to lose any sleep over pulling their app from the Apple App Store." There are 160 million devices that run Apple's iOS, including 15 million iPads. Amazon has sold less than 10 million Kindles. Amazon customers want to read ebooks on their mobile devices, not on a desktop computer. Amazon knows this, they can't afford to leave iOS. In the most extreme scenario they'll offer a web app for MobileSafari instead of a native app, circumventing the App Store.

Kylekramer 16y ago

Google is also in the ebook business. I doubt they are going to try to take a percentage of Amazon or B&N's sales.

Samuel_Michon 16y ago
Google doesn't manufacture ereaders, phones or tablets. It sells a mobile OS and it's the proprietor of one of many app catalogs for Android. It also has little control over which ereader apps are shipped with Android devices (except for the one Samsung model they sell). As for its ebook store: they launched it less than two months a go; it's impossible to tell what their plans are. Outside of the US, they only offer books that are in the public domain. Even within the US, they don't seem very interested in selling ebooks: 'Google eBookstore' is only one of dozens of available retailers within the Google eBooks app. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-million-google.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-...

lukeschlather 16y ago

Those who bought the Nook or Reader knew that from the outset. This isn't a move against Amazon - I expect that Amazon isn't going to lose any sleep over pulling their app from the Apple App Store. This is (would be should Apple enforce this against established players) a move against people who bought Apple products expecting certain services to be provided, much like Sony's decision to remove the OtherOS feature from the Playstation. Only unlike Sony's removal of the OtherOS feature, Apple doesn't need people to buy Apps through them to turn a profit.

jstevens85 16y ago
My understanding is that no services have been removed. Users can still use the Kindle and Nook apps, and can continue to buy books using the Amazon and B&N websites.
Samuel_Michon 16y ago
"Amazon isn't going to lose any sleep over pulling their app from the Apple App Store." There are 160 million devices that run Apple's iOS, including 15 million iPads. Amazon has sold less than 10 million Kindles. Amazon customers want to read ebooks on their mobile devices, not on a desktop computer. Amazon knows this, they can't afford to leave iOS. In the most extreme scenario they'll offer a web app for MobileSafari instead of a native app, circumventing the App Store.