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Does anybody even use the Amazon app store for anything other than the free app deal they have every day? I just don't see why a user would prefer it.

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lmedinas 12y ago
probably because they have other Amazon devices (Kindle, fire etc...), because Apps sometimes are cheaper or they prefer to make payments on Amazon.
notatoad 12y ago
Amazon also has some exclusives (or temporary exclusives) that you can't get on the play store.
benologist 12y ago
There's a few reasons people should use their store: 1) devs can set apps as free and there's almost always some decent stuff available for free / completely free, this is something google actively prevents by forcing free to be a permanent price change 2) you can buy 'coins' to spend on/in apps + games implementing amazon's services also give you coins back when you purchase which can give you a 20 - 30% discount all the time, this is especially great for all the expensive little kids games I get for my daughter 3) as a developer we've done over $70k in sales this year on the amazon store The only thing it sucks at is being the only store on amazon's devices.
- duiker101 12y ago
  the 70k number is interesting, would it be possible for you to give a rough value in comparison to the Play Store?
  - benologist 12y ago
    Amazon is much, much smaller (just 10s of millions of us+uk people I think) but keyword optimization alone can get you started whereas play is much harder to get any traffic on, especially for free.
- VieElm 12y ago
  > The only thing it sucks at is being the only store on amazon's devices. It's not the only store on Amazon devices. You can download and install a bunch of different app stores on any Amazon device. I have Humble Bundle installed on my Kindle Fire and you can install apps from Opera's app store as well via the website. People just don't know about these stores. That's not the same thing as being "the only store".
fpgeek 12y ago
I can think of three reasons I use Amazon's store beyond the free apps: 1. It's a great way to share paid apps within a household without sharing Google accounts. 2. We have one device (a kids' tablet) that didn't come with and still doesn't have Google Play. Even Amazon's store is light years ahead of the one that came pre-installed. 3. Exclusives. For me that's Instant Video, but I believe other people also care about the temporary third-party exclusives (usually games). This reason often provokes annoyance and grumbling because it feels arbitrary and unnecessary, but it is still a reason nevertheless.

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lmedinas 12y ago

probably because they have other Amazon devices (Kindle, fire etc...), because Apps sometimes are cheaper or they prefer to make payments on Amazon.

notatoad 12y ago

Amazon also has some exclusives (or temporary exclusives) that you can't get on the play store.

benologist 12y ago

There's a few reasons people should use their store: 1) devs can set apps as free and there's almost always some decent stuff available for free / completely free, this is something google actively prevents by forcing free to be a permanent price change 2) you can buy 'coins' to spend on/in apps + games implementing amazon's services also give you coins back when you purchase which can give you a 20 - 30% discount all the time, this is especially great for all the expensive little kids games I get for my daughter 3) as a developer we've done over $70k in sales this year on the amazon store The only thing it sucks at is being the only store on amazon's devices.

duiker101 12y ago
the 70k number is interesting, would it be possible for you to give a rough value in comparison to the Play Store?
- benologist 12y ago
  Amazon is much, much smaller (just 10s of millions of us+uk people I think) but keyword optimization alone can get you started whereas play is much harder to get any traffic on, especially for free.
VieElm 12y ago
> The only thing it sucks at is being the only store on amazon's devices. It's not the only store on Amazon devices. You can download and install a bunch of different app stores on any Amazon device. I have Humble Bundle installed on my Kindle Fire and you can install apps from Opera's app store as well via the website. People just don't know about these stores. That's not the same thing as being "the only store".

fpgeek 12y ago

I can think of three reasons I use Amazon's store beyond the free apps: 1. It's a great way to share paid apps within a household without sharing Google accounts. 2. We have one device (a kids' tablet) that didn't come with and still doesn't have Google Play. Even Amazon's store is light years ahead of the one that came pre-installed. 3. Exclusives. For me that's Instant Video, but I believe other people also care about the temporary third-party exclusives (usually games). This reason often provokes annoyance and grumbling because it feels arbitrary and unnecessary, but it is still a reason nevertheless.