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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Damage nonetheless. If I purchased books for my iPod, these changes would see me say adios to reading on the iPlatform.
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Why? There's nothing to prevent you from buying the content on the web, and either downloading it in the app a la the Kindle, or downloading with calibre, or sideloading.
Apple has done a major retreat on their original policy. Now, the only rule is that if you sell something "in app," i.e., bring it in through the front door, you have to give Apple 30% of the gross price. But if you sell something in any other fashion, and bring it in the back door or through the kitchen window, there's no charge.
I have to say that I rarely buy anything "in app." For one thing, I often find things like subscriptions or books cheaper if I do an internet search. For example, I found a 3 year subscription to the New Yorker, including the paper copy, app access and web access, for $99. I don't remember what the "in app" price was, but it was significantly higher and I don't think it included a paper copy for my wife.
(Unfortunately it doesn't include Kindle access. What's wrong with these people - don't they get the idea that we want to access our books & magazines and subscriptions from all of our devices based on one purchase?)