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Originally Posted by pwalker8
And how much does Amazon get paid when you buy books from other vendors on the Kindle platform? Oh, that's right, you can't buy books from other vendors on the Kindle platform. Apple charges _all_ vendors for in app purchases, it's just Amazon wanted a special deal. You can still buy Kindle books on an iPad by using the web browser and then downloading via the kindle app. I've used that method a number of times.
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That is splitting hairs. Google also charges for in app purchases, but they do not prevent an app from using other methods to pay for things - e.g. through a mini browser. Google even allows competitor app stores to be installed on Android. Apple? They cannot handle competitors. Buying books on the Kindle platform doesn't even make sense unless you specify. If you are talking about a Kindle as in eink Kindle then you can buy books on the device itself (with the browser) or for the device - can even be delivered. That nobody sells books with Amazon DRM for Kindles is not Amazon's fault. They offered to license it, but nobody took them up on it.