Amazon’s Android App Store Opens Up Shop In 39 Countries

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Yeah, good luck with that.

My experience is that the Amazon App Store has basically zero traction outside the US and UK. And then even if you do manage to sell a few then you'll probably never see the money as there isn't one Amazon store but each region has its own. This means you need to hit the minimum payout in that region before Amazon will pay you for that region.

If it's anything like Kindle Direct Publishing, you eventually see the money, even if it doesn't hit the payout limit. I vanity-published an eBook and it surprisingly sold two copies in the UK. It took three or four months, but I eventually got the royalty payment for them, something like $0.70.

Interesting how this compares to Apple's and Google's lists:

Google: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3599

Apple: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/tabl...

Since Amazon's App Store is now available in countries where Apple and Google do not service, what was the previous option for buying apps? Did they just not do so or are smartphones not prevalent there?

In my country people do never buy apps either from Apple Store or Google, this isn't because we are not in the buyers list, but because we (the majority) don't have International Credit/Debit card, those cards can be used only in locally. At least, banks her start to offer International Cards, but you need to request them first.

... and the crowd goes mild.

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