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Old 07-15-2021, 10:42 AM   #221
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
Long before I ever heard of Kindle Vella I came across references to a new Kindle feature called Falkor. Now that Vella has launched it appears that Falkor is actually Amazon's code name for the micro-payment token system used to purchase and unlock Vella episodes.

This make me wonder whether Falkor is actually a separate project from Vella. It may be that Amazon intends to use these tokens for other types of inexpensive purchases in the future in order to reduce transaction fees.
Ah-hah! That explains it. That's a good thought process--that they're seeking ways around transaction fees. I'm always shocked, at the end of my fiscal year, when I see what *I* pay in transaction fees and we're an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny company. Hell, I'd probably be thrilled to earn 1/10th-of-1% of what Amazon pays in trans fees alone!

(Falkor..I'd love to know the thought process behind that one...Luck Dragon, right?)

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