I fully expect Amazon will adjust pricing of the apps, which is pretty clear from reading the pricing structure of their store (they specifically built in a ton of flexibility around pricing, and how it will effect the developer cut). Here is a quote from the Wall Street Journal: "Amazon reserves the right to set the prices on apps themselves, splitting proceeds with developers. In its retail and books business, Amazon has infamously cut costs to win customer loyalty."
So, what happens when the Amazon store suddenly undercuts the Google Android Market for the same app. The developer could be in the position where they are undercutting their own sales on the identical app. Worst of all, the pricing would be out of their control (at least on the Amazon store). Also, I wonder about listing Free apps (there are a ton in the Android Market). This seems interesting to me, as the additional exposure would be good, and the pricing shenanigans won't have any impact. I have been thinking a lot about getting my app out on a variety of different markets, as more exposure is a good thing (and worth the minimal hassle of publishing multiple places). I am not sure I am ready to pull the trigger just yet, but I think Amazon's timing is good, and definitely gives me something to think about. On Jan 7, 12:40 pm, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think I would recommend the Amazon store for niche market > > developers. How are they going to understand the product enough to set a > > price on those? If they don't understand the field that the niche app > > addresses they can't evaluate the price. It's probably only a store of > > worth for mass market apps. > > I think it's far too early to make assumptions about how or even if they > will change the prices on apps, niche or otherwise. Developers set the > "list" price - they're saying they reserve the right to change it, not that > they necessarily will, AFAICT. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
