IT House May 8 news, in order to avoid paying Google a 30% commission for digital content,Amazon has removed the ability to buy Kindle books and other digital content from its Android shopping app.
According to a recent BBC report, Amazon has implemented the change in response to Google Play Store policies.This policy requiresAnnual turnover over $1 millionof app developers pay a 30% commission on all in-app purchases.
Amazon says users can still download and stream owned content through the app, but only throughAmazon.com or the Kindle App Make a new purchase. Amazon previously took the same approach on Apple’s iOS platform to avoid Apple’s cut.
IT House understands that this is not the first time Amazon has stopped trading because of fees. Late last year, the company said it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK, citing a “pretty staggering” increase in Visa’s transaction fees. Amazon, however, has not implemented the change, as the company struck a deal with Visa earlier this year.
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