“Amazon on Monday gave into Apple’s demands and pulled the Kindle Store button from its iOS app,” Electronista reports.
“Following similar moves by Google, Kobo, and the WSJ, Kindle readers using version 2.8 and up will now have to purchase the books on the web and only sync them through the iPad or iPhone,” Electronista reports. “Apple as of July officially allows only its own store to have a direct purchase link.”
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Electronista reports, “In return for the limited access, Amazon is bringing its magazine and newspaper subscriptions to iOS for the first time. Those who have active subscriptions will get new issues automatically and can download older issues through the archives, complete with the color images the Kindle hardware lacks.”
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Not the smartest thing for Apple to be requiring. I’ve bought dozens of books on my iPad. But, form whatever the reason, Apples, own app is the worst when it comes to having all the authors and all their books. Most of my books therefor, have been bought from the Kindle and Nook apps.
This really isn’t helpful to any of us.
Do you expect Target to allow, say, Walmart to setup a kiosk in order to guide the would-be buyers to competing product prices and sale information complete with coupons and a location map to a nearby Walmart store. Heck, they might even throw-in an offer to drive your there (equivalent to click this link!) themselves to sweeten the deal.
Apple is competing fair. Matter of fact, they’re not even including iBook store on the iPhones by default. You’ll need to proactively download it from the App Store just like the other vendors. It’s Apple’s platform, books are important products that can take off and help Apple sell more hardware and serve its customers well. Why would Apple need maintain its store to aid others who not only competes with them on the book sells, but works hard to undermine them on the hardware sells whenever possible.
Come back when you have iBook store available on the Android and Amazon platforms/devices.
It is a complex situation. If Apple hosts iOS apps which then link buyers directly to vendor sites for additional content, then Apple is basically subsidizing its competitors. The only thing that Apple gets from the deal is a little extra support for sales of its iOS devices (which are selling quite well without it). Why should Apple let Amazon undercut it on books in Apple’s own ecosystem??
It is difficult to know where to draw the line between benevolent dictator and malevolent tyrant. But I fail to see why many people seem to feel that Apple should just open the floodgates and let everyone capitalize on iOS for their own benefit. The iOS ecosystem did not just happen – it took years of investment and hard work to develop the iOS devices and stores (music, video, books, and apps) that make it so vibrant.
Have you ever asked yourself why Apple doesn’t have the books that other services have? The publishers are holding Apple in check just as the Labels did for years with iTunes.
I think Apple is just pushing back. It’s just business, it’s not personal.
I love Apple’s stuff but the iTunes Bookstore not so much. Bad selection and an Apple reader app that can’t even remember the brightness setting, yet. Kindle is the best reading experience so far on the iPad. As long as I can still sync directly from the iPad from the Amazon Store I’m good. Still I hope Apple iBookstore soon dwarves all others.
Ha Google didn’t give in, they got kicked out. Electronista obv. messed up again
http://9to5mac.com/2011/07/25/amazon-brings-kindle-newspapers-and-magazines-to-ios-devices/
While I’m not one to question Apple’s success over the past decade, I do sometimes wonder if Apple is being too restrictive in some of their decisions. IF ( and that’s a big if) someone could come close to duplicating Apple’s ecosystem, than Apple might lose some key players who they pushed around while on top. I just hope that Apple is leaving enough money on the table for other companies to make enough so that they don’t feel used by Apple’s policies.
Funny. These apps are sitting in my Updates folder at the iTunes store BUT the payment system for the store has been off line all morning so I can’t download them.
Frankly, I don’t see what the fuss is all about! I can still access my Kindle books; I can still buy them & read them. Anyway, I had been buying those freebies through my browser anyway – whether on my Mac or my iDevices.
Krquet is right & I wished that some of the whiners in here would think clearly for one minute & see things objectively.
Just bookmark the Kindle store in Safari and save it to your home page. Voila! A Kindle Store button on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.
Yes, so obvious! A simple Kindle Store iPad button – thanks TxUser!!
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