Changes to Android and iOS Apps(comixology.tumblr.com)
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Changes to Android and iOS Apps
http://comixology.tumblr.com/post/83931330905/important-changes
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No more in-app purchases on iOS. You must by via the website, then download in app. No more Google Play payments on Android.
Mod should change the title to remove the editorializing.
This move makes sense. Amazon is a retailer, they do not have the margins to hand over part of a sale to a rent seeker. Comic readers are savvy enough to figure out that they can just go to the website.
EDIT: Looks like the title was updated, thanks.
This move makes sense. Amazon is a retailer, they do not have the margins to hand over part of a sale to a rent seeker. Comic readers are savvy enough to figure out that they can just go to the website.
EDIT: Looks like the title was updated, thanks.
That's a very editorialized title. I would hardly call it "destroying" something if you just strip some features, maybe these are not even used that often. Hard to judge without seeing their stats.
Edit: Someone fixed the title of the submission. Thanks!
Edit: Someone fixed the title of the submission. Thanks!
They removed in-app purchases. For me at least, the added friction will make me unlikely to discover or purchase new titles and I may not even keep up with the existing series I read.
Yep. You can't easily browse what's available or see the current sales in the new app. Very disappointed. The mobile website is also weak compared to browsing in the old native app.
It'll be interesting to see if the increased friction/reduced purchases is more than made up for by the extra 30% they'll be getting.