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Google has sent out an email to users of its Google Books app for the iPad and iPhone informing of a change in the way they will be able to download new eBook content. The email points to new Apple policies as the reason for the removal of book purchases from within the app, but doesn’t delve into too much detail. It most likely relates to policies announced last February that require in-app purchases be handled through iTunes with Apple taking a 30 percent cut of sales. Detailed in the email are workarounds for both the iPhone and iPad allowing users to easily circumnavigate the Google Books application and continue purchasing new eBook content. Apple’s new policy forced a similar move from Amazon. The retailer replaced the ability to directly purchase content within the Kindle app with a link to their online storefront.
“Apple’s new policy forced a similar move from Amazon. The retailer replaced the ability to directly purchase content within the Kindle app with a link to their online storefront.”
No, Kindle app never had a direct purchase method, it had a link to the web and this has been removed because the new policies
Odd. My sister read 3-4 Kindle books a week on her 3GS and called me at midnight (woke me up) when she discovered she could no longer buy books easily from within the app.. She complained about having to go to the web to purchase!
So she waited a week for it to shake out and then surprised us all by ditching the iPhone and buying a Atrix. JUST so she could read Kindle books. She is very happy with it.
Moral: Don’t piss off a elementary school teacher if you are a consumer electronics company.
noone with a brain would switch to a lag-trix just to read kindle…. what a joke
Why? The 4″ screen not big enough for five months ago? The dual core not fast enough for displaying a full page of text for minutes at a time?
What AT&T phone do you think she should have switched to back then? Also she got it for free, which has her laughing all the way to the bank. (Because teachers don’t make much money).
Why do apple fanboys troll android sites? Its obviously better than apple products. Sure she could have gone more hi-end, but she probably plays word games and reads books. Her brother probably will root and flash it sooner than later. Please go hate some where else.
No.. anyone WITH a brain woulda did what she did…she made a choice. Even if it was stick with the iPhone and just deal with the new policies.
When in the hell did making a decision ever = not having a brain??
Noone with a brain woulda made the comment you made..
What ever happened to the down rank button….
Don’t give iRottenApple any penny. Greedy Apple
Scheduled next is the iDumb for those to dumb to buy anything other than an idumb!