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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. no loafing! by admiralfrijole · · Score: -1, Troll

    So those who seek to profit from the platform Apple has built... will have to pay Apple for the privilege. Oh, the horror!

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