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Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details

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Re: Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details

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International developers still get robbed. Coding from Europe, i should give USA 30 per cent to sell my app to European public? And that means, 30 per cent to Amazon, from what is left 30 per cent to USA, from what is left 20 per cent to my government..... ridiculous...

It's not even going to be available in Europe at launch. It'll be USA only.

Re: Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a feeling Amazon is better at pricing my app than I am.

Well, maybe, but most of us suffer from under-pricing our apps. Amazon's deal only allows them to further discount from your stated 'list price'. I don't see how they can improve things in this common case. I suspect (am utterly sure) they will price things to maximize Amazon's income, not mine. Which may mean deeply discounting my app as part of some campaign to boost their total sales - which won't benefit me one i…

they will price things to maximize Amazon's income, not mine

But, I assume, Amazon and the developer split the sale price? If so, then the more money amazon make, the more money you make, right?

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