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0 pointsthaumasiotes10mo ago0 comments

There was a period where the Android Kindle app stopped allowing you to make purchases. (You'd have to visit Amazon instead.) But they've resumed.

I'm curious about what happened.

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wmf10mo ago

Google and Amazon had some kind of cold war about them both wanting to control the living room or something. A few years ago they both decided to play nice.

amanaplanacanal10mo ago

Strangely I still can't buy kindle books from the Amazon app on Android, it still says I have to visit the Website.

thaumasiotesOP10mo ago

I can definitely buy kindle books through the Android Kindle app. My best guesses are:

- you haven't updated the app in a long time - you're somewhere outside the United States

Is either of those true?

wmf10mo ago

I assume Google copied Apple's policy about taking a cut of every IAP.

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0 pointsthaumasiotes10mo ago0 comments

There was a period where the Android Kindle app stopped allowing you to make purchases. (You'd have to visit Amazon instead.) But they've resumed.

I'm curious about what happened.

0 comments

wmf10mo ago

Google and Amazon had some kind of cold war about them both wanting to control the living room or something. A few years ago they both decided to play nice.

amanaplanacanal10mo ago

Strangely I still can't buy kindle books from the Amazon app on Android, it still says I have to visit the Website.

thaumasiotesOP10mo ago

I can definitely buy kindle books through the Android Kindle app. My best guesses are:

- you haven't updated the app in a long time - you're somewhere outside the United States

Is either of those true?

wmf10mo ago

I assume Google copied Apple's policy about taking a cut of every IAP.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse