Regardless, having 30% of people reneging on the payment would still result in higher net margins than with PalmGear or Handango, and I suspect the number is going to be well under 10%.
Roger Stringer
Subject: RE: Shareware and the Amazon.com Honor System From: "Eric Cloninger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:03:33 -0800
Because the payer has the option to cancel the contribution, it should not be used for titles that use a registration code. Otherwise, it's a good idea.
> -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:18 AM > To: Palm Developer Forum > Subject: Shareware and the Amazon.com Honor System >=20 > I thought the Amazon.com Honor System might be of interest to=20 > some shareware authors here because it seems to be a=20 > reasonable alternative to PalmGear and Handango. >=20 > - seller writes a product description web page, including an=20 > Amazon.com 'pay box' icon > - Amazon.com fees are $0.30 + 2.9% of transaction > - $1 minimum transaction > - $50 maximum transaction > - Amazon.com queues transactions for 2 weeks before=20 > transferring to seller's checking account (U.S. bank required) > - buyer has 30 days to cancel payment (no charge for cancellation)
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