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Originally Posted by Nanopr
There is only one word to describe Apple's request for a 30% cut of any ebook sale from the site of a competitor... GREED! This is a ridiculuous monopolistic attempt at making iBooks competitive.
Write to their customer service site and let them now your opinion.
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While I agree, it's only to a certain extent; I don't care for Apple, and really have no need for their over glorified e-reader/web browser, as that's all it really is.
But the simple facts are this: because of their products and marketing of said products, they have a huge user base which other companies are trying to taking advantage of, and apple does have a right to profit on this, like it or not.
Regardless of what's being said by others and the media, Apple is not locking out competitors to their own e-book offerings. Those offerings are still there to use as e-reader apps, you just have to purchase the books via a website. Personally, this is what I do in most cases anyway, despite having the store on both my e-reader and in the desktop app. It's obviously more convenient to have the option in app, but it's not essential. Are companies like amazon and kobo going to lose business because of this? probably, but it will be minimal if they are able to provide a superior reading experience overall, and if their prices are competitive; people will go through extra steps to save a buck now a days.
I can't blame apple for trying to make a little (more) money, and again, it's justified; give us a little kickback and we'll give you access to our built in user base. Kobo and the others however are also very right, from a business standpoint, to decline and go to an alternative route, while still providing a free reader to use on the ipad/iphone.
The one thing I do find despicable on apples part is having the app developers jump through hoops, get their designs approved, and then be told that rules have changed yet again...