Some people use a temporary then a hard registration code and could probably configure their codes to be 30 day safe (at least 90% safe anyway).
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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