From Amazon Dear Mobile App Developer, Today we announced the general availability of the Amazon Mobile Ads API which gives you the ability to earn great eCPM by monetizing your app with mobile ads from the Amazon Mobile Ad Network. Our eCPM has increased 30% since the beta launch in March, and early adopters such… Read more »
Amazon App Store now in nearly 200 countries
From Amazon: You Can Now Distribute Apps in Nearly 200 Countries Worldwide on Amazon Today we announced that the Amazon store is now available to millions of customers in nearly 200 countries around the world, giving them global access to Amazon’s broad selection of quality apps. Customers will be able to access a large and… Read more »
Amazon Coins about to launch
From Amazon: Submit for Approval by April 25th to Take Advantage Amazon Coins is launching in May. Tens of millions of dollars worth of Amazon Coins will be given to U.S. customers for free to spend on Kindle Fire apps, games, and in-app items. If your apps are already available for sale to U.S. customers… Read more »
Top 3 reasons why Amazon Coin is good for developers
Amazon just announced the release of their own virtual currency, Amazon Coin. Holders will be allowed to spend Amazon Coin to purchase apps, games, and in-app items on Kindle Fire. Naturally Amazon does this to promote the eco-system for the Kindle Fire, which to begin with is quite limited. There are however good reasons that Amazon… Read more »
Amazon on localizing apps and expanding to Japan
From Amazon App Store: As part of our ongoing effort to help our developers reach new customers, you can now submit your apps for distribution later this year in Japan. In addition, we are only a few weeks away from launching the Kindle Fire family of tablets in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and… Read more »