To avoid paying Google a 30% commission on all digital content purchases, Amazon has removed the ability to buy eBooks and other digital content from its Android shopping app.
While users will still be able to upload and stream content they own via the app. new purchases will only be possible through the Amazon website or the Kindle app.
According to a recent report from the BBC, Amazon implemented this change in response to a Play Store policy that requires app developers with an annual turnover of more than $1 million to pay a 30% commission on all Play Store app purchases.
The e-commerce giant already has a similar policy on its iOS shopping app to avoid fees charged by Apple.
Though Amazon hasn’t released any information about how this change could affect digital content sales.a spokesman for the company told the BBC that the company “elaborate“It’s a change.
Interestingly, the BBC report highlights that In April of this year, Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015.following a decline in online sales.
This isn’t the first time Amazon has taken such drastic measures to keep fees from going up. Late last year, the company said it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK, citing a “rather blatant” increase in Visa’s transaction fees.
However, the company did not make this change as it was able to reach an agreement with Visa earlier this year.. For more information about this change, here you have the information published by the BBC.
Source: Computer Hoy
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