According to the mass email I received titled "Clarification on Android Market transaction fees using Google Checkout" those new rates (2% + $0.29) do not apply to android developers... the email has been copy and pasted below
// BEGIN GC EMAIL Hello, Earlier today we announced that Google Checkout's transaction processing fees will be changing on May 5, 2009. Please note that these changes do not apply to any Android Market transactions. For applications that you sell through Android Market, the fees remain unchanged. For more information about Android Market transaction fees, please visit http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=112622 For more information about the Checkout transaction fee changes, please read our post on The Official Google Checkout Blog: http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-checkout-fees-in-2009.html Sincerely, The Google Checkout Team // END GC EMAIL On Mar 12, 6:17 am, Yuri Ammosov - Sadko Mobile <[email protected]> wrote: > Google claimed that all they take from developers is 30% for carriers, > however real developer's cut is much less, depending on price. As of > today with new Google Checkout tariffs (http://checkout.google.com/ > seller/fees.html), here is the gross transaction cost > > For 0.99 app > > 0.99 paid by customers > 0.30 to carrier > 0.29 flat Checkout transaction fee > 0.02 variable Checkout fee > > 0.38 to developer (39%) > > For 1.99 app > > 1.99 paid by customers > 0.60 to carrier > 0.29 flat Checkout transaction fee > > 0.04 variable Checkout fee > > 1.06 to developer (53%) > > Howe does this compare to Apple appStore and third party Android and > non Android stores? > > PS. Third party distributors that are interested in promo placements > are welcome to contact me directly too. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
