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Doesn't the Kindle Android app allow you to buy ebooks and subscriptions? Also,while Microsoft does support in-app purchases in their store, they don't restric
by cooldeal 14y ago
Doesn't the Kindle Android app allow you to buy ebooks and subscriptions?
Also,while Microsoft does support in-app purchases in their store, they don't restrict other payment methods like Apple does. From Microsoft's Store guidelines:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/07/20/making-money-with-your-apps-through-the-windows-store.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/07/20/maki...
Using your own billing system
Your app and service may already depend on a particular transaction provider or benefit from ties to other lines of business. Your customers want the trust and efficiency of a familiar, trusted transaction experience. You can use your own transaction provider within your app to provide the experience your customers expect.
If you are not using the Windows Store as your transaction provider, you will want to make sure that your app meets all of the certification requirements such as:
Identifying the transaction provider to the user during purchase confirmation
Prompt the user for authentication before processing the transaction
Your payment processor must meet the current PCI Data Security Standard
- psychotik 14y agoGoogle's Play Store ecosystem disallows you to use any other provider but the Android in-app billing via ToS. Likewise, Kindle disallows you from using any other in-app payment mechanism besides their custom in-app SDK. FYI, Kindle apps need approval, unlike apps in the Google Play store. So this is no different (in fact worse, because you now have to maintain two code bases and accounting systems). Good to know about Microsoft - thanks. Edit: Ah, the Kindle app for Android. I misunderstood. It's possible that Google might deem those violations (see links to the relevant section I posted in parent). Their DOJ mess with eBooks might prevent them from taking such measures though.
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- cooldeal 14y agoI was referring to the Kindle app for Android phones and tablets, not to the apps on Kindle hardware. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_kandland_spbuy?nodeId=200495340&#finding http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_k...
- fpgeek 14y agoUm, Google doesn't have a DoJ mess with eBooks, Apple does. The Google Books lawsuit is primarily a dispute with authors and publishers about fair use. The DoJ's involvement in that is tangential (and AFAIK was limited to commenting on and investigating the proposed and now rejected settlement).