Thread: Kobo's sticking it to to Apple.
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Old 08-01-2011, 02:00 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by Kolenka View Post
Apple takes 30% of app sales. Free apps are not subject to this (30% of 0 is 0). However, how about that app that is free but uses micro transactions or ads to profit? Should Apple be denied a cut for hosting the app just because the developer wants to profit differently? So take a cut from the in-app purchases, and provide iAds to encourage devs by giving them a bigger cut of the ad revenue.
It's 30% of what is sold through the app. And the problem is that with books the retailer (now called agent) gets 30%. If they give 30% to Apple they don't make any money, while they still have costs.
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