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by clarky07 13y ago
Very interesting idea, but lots of red flags here. 1. This isn't user acquisition. Nothing even close to it. User acquisition would be getting users. This is at best getting leads that aren't even warm. A lead is not a user. 2. Pa
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by clarky07 13y ago
Probably because it's unreasonable for me to lose my house to a patent troll like these guys. Taking risks is good for the economy in general. Without the LLC giving me some protection from patent trolls it'd be too risky for me t
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by clarky07 13y ago
What kind of max damages are possible in an IP case like this?
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by clarky07 13y ago
That's a pretty good summary. Writing a book is hard, but it is rewarding to actually publish a book.[1] I'm still not sure how I feel about selling them with an average price of $80 though. I'd probably make more money overa
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by clarky07 13y ago
GPL is open source(shitty open source, but open source nonetheless), yet you can't use that code commercially. Edit for downvotes: Perhaps I should have been more clear. As this is iOS code, you cannot in fact use it commercially. GPL
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by clarky07 13y ago
The interesting thing about this is that the original iPhone was barely something that could be called a success. It sold 6.1 Million phones over 5 quarters. The recent launch was 9 Million in 3 days. They sold 50% more phones in a weekend
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by clarky07 13y ago
This is a fantastic advertising ploy. Really great use of major outside event.
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How a government shutdown would affect your daily life(cnn.com)
1 points by clarky07 13y ago|0 comments
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by clarky07 13y ago
well, this is the case for DC. Also, there are a few things you might notice. If you are house hunting hoping for a FHA loan you are screwed for now. http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/politics/government-shut
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US Government Shuts Down(cnn.com)
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by clarky07 13y ago
I haven't had this happen, but something similar. One of my friend's dad passed away while I was away for college. This was before Facebook and since we went to different schools I didn't end up finding out for 6 months or a
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by clarky07 13y ago
I think you are right that the apps that "win big" are going to be the volume free apps. That being said, people are still spending a lot of money those games, it's just not up front. Also, as an indie, I'm honestly not
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by clarky07 13y ago
Everything you said is pretty much spot on, but I think the overarching point that isn't really spelled out, is that people do actually spend money on apps[1]. There are important pricing considerations in that going from .99 to 1.99 y
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by clarky07 13y ago
We get posts like this all the time, but it isn't actually what is playing out in the world. Apple paid out $5 billion to developers last year and that obviously doesn't include advertising revenue and Android profits. People ARE
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App Store Pricing: Worth at Least as Much as a Cup of Coffee(entrelife.com)
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by clarky07 13y ago
>The economic reality is that most apps offer next to no value to people. They might say otherwise when asked about, but their actions speak pretty clearly: A cup of coffee is worth more than almost every app on the store. Two things. 1.
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by clarky07 13y ago
You can do trials on the app store. It's just not the standard time limited trial that you're used to. With most apps, you can find a way to limit the app that is still within the rules. For example, anything that saves something
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by clarky07 13y ago
This article starts out acting like the release of Z10 was what killed blackberry. Hardly. They were dead long before the Z10, and releasing the Z10 with a keyboard was not the answer. To think it is is laughable. As others have stated, the
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by clarky07 13y ago
You have to know the real numbers to make that determination. Increased 17% from 100 is 117. iPad decreasing from 550 to 450 (pulled out of my ...) would mean the parent is still right.
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by clarky07 13y ago
While I agree that this doesn't seen like a great ipo candidate, how is 850k per day a "minor" success.
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by clarky07 13y ago
I recently self-published a book and I have a different gripe with Amazon. I didn't realize (I'm sure most wouldn't know) that Amazon is basically forcing people to price ebooks at 9.99. At prices < $10, Amazon gives 70%.
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by clarky07 13y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. I had been considering making the sample chapter more prominent.
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Driving Ongoing Book Sales with a Sample Chapter(nathanbarry.com)
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by clarky07 13y ago
I forgot to mention I did a small experiment with adwords, but the clicks were far to expensive to actually make money with it.
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Ask HN: How do you market your self-published book?
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by clarky07 13y ago
Awesome, that's great to hear. Glad it's helped.
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by clarky07 13y ago
That's actually a good call. I'm already an affiliate from another blog I have. I've been meaning to change those links and I hadn't gotten around to it. Thanks for the reminder.
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by clarky07 13y ago
The book is actually a tiny portion of those sales. I'm one of those rare guys that makes money off the thing the book is about and not that much teaching people about it. It does make some though so I include it in the calculations. M
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by clarky07 13y ago
I make between 5-10k a month on my apps and book. (It depends on the season. Summer and Christmas are best.) http://buildanappbusiness.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/30-south-llc/id33
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by clarky07 13y ago
How in the world did he get off with only 4 years in prison after "repeatedly" raping multiple people?

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