MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Amazon, B&N, Kobo: iOS aps to be pulled in June

MsAstoria · 02-26-2011, 06:47 PM

You know, when I bought my iPad, I didnt know that Amazon, B&N, etc were going to have apps for book purchases and let's face it, the whole point in these companies offering "free" reader apps was to get customers to buy books from them. I find it rather amazing that Apple even "allowed" them into the walled garden so they could sell their wares in direct competition with iBooks. So, perhaps the lesson has been learned in the Apple kingdom that they couldn't compete with the likes of the super mega stores and are looking for a way to force them out. If so, then the in app surcharge may work.....or not.
Irregardless, if these apps go away, then apple will be like every other "reader" and will only offer their brand app. So,
Amazon=Kindle
B&N=Nook
Sony=Sony ebook store
Apple=iBooks
As long as I can continue to transfer epubs to my iBooks app, I think I can live with it. I rarely buy books anyway. And as other posters have said, the market will tell if this change works or not.

02-26-2011, 06:47 PM	#222
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	You know, when I bought my iPad, I didnt know that Amazon, B&N, etc were going to have apps for book purchases and let's face it, the whole point in these companies offering "free" reader apps was to get customers to buy books from them. I find it rather amazing that Apple even "allowed" them into the walled garden so they could sell their wares in direct competition with iBooks. So, perhaps the lesson has been learned in the Apple kingdom that they couldn't compete with the likes of the super mega stores and are looking for a way to force them out. If so, then the in app surcharge may work.....or not. Irregardless, if these apps go away, then apple will be like every other "reader" and will only offer their brand app. So, Amazon=Kindle B&N=Nook Sony=Sony ebook store Apple=iBooks As long as I can continue to transfer epubs to my iBooks app, I think I can live with it. I rarely buy books anyway. And as other posters have said, the market will tell if this change works or not. Last edited by MsAstoria; 02-26-2011 at 06:59 PM.