On 02/17/2011 02:38 PM, Robert Hajime Lanning wrote: > On 02/17/11 16:21, Paul Graydon wrote: >> On 02/17/2011 02:17 PM, Robert Hajime Lanning wrote: >>> I wonder what Amazon will do with their Kindle app. >>> >> The BBC has an iPlayer app that they were going to allow international >> people to use for an annual fee, I guess they'll price it to take that >> 30% hit without impacting profits and enjoy a much nicer profit margin >> on the planned Android apps. > ya, but with Amazon, they already have a set pricing structure that > everyone is used to, that did not include a 30% take by a side > distribution channel. > > And by "side" I mean, the content is not distributed by Apple. Just > the app. So, all future purchases via the app take the 30% hit, with > apple no longer having anything to do with it. > > Distribution is handled by Amazon itself along with the cell carrier. > With the apps (android/i*/whatever) the carrier is paid by the consumer. > With the hardware Kindle, it is paid by Amazon. > Sure, I'm just slightly curious about the knock on impact. It seems more a case of "you're screwed" if you were already doing it, but everyone new to it is in the clear.
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