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Apple eBook Rules Changing For Sellers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-you'll-like-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a 'pray I don't alter it again' moment for eBook sellers on apple iPad and iPhone devices, Apple is now requiring third-party eBook sellers like Amazon to also make their titles available through the Apple store, wherein the empire will take an additional 30% cut. 'Apple confirmed Tuesday that it would require app developers that sell e-books outside of their iPad and iPhone apps — through a Web site, for example — to also sell the books inside those apps. And purchases that originate in the app must be made through Apple, which keeps a 30 percent cut.'"

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  1. Re:Milking it by rwven · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The problem comes if they try to force amazon to charge the same price in-app as they do in the web store. I doubt amazon will stick around through a decision like that. They still have to make a profit too. If they can't jack their prices up for the in-app store, then their profit margin might shrink to nothing, or put them in the negative.

    Currently, the kindle app is one of the the only reasons I ever pick up the iPad anymore. Apple shouldn't mess with it. I have no qualms about ditching the iPad if they do...

  2. Complaint to FCC ?? by Zelgadiss · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Perhaps the filing of a complain to the FCC would be in order, maybe one to the DOJ antitrust division as well.

    It worked for Google when Apple tried to pull the same thing with ads.