Bought by Amazon for $300 million in 2008, Audible is an app that offersaudio booksto download. It is available in many countries, including France. To benefit from its content, it is necessary to subscribe to a paid package which unlocks the use of several credits to then spend directly in the online library to purchase digital works.
But this system violates App Store rules. In fact, Apple requires iOS publishers to go through a platform that charges them a30% commission on each transaction. A strategy that is becoming more and more talked about, with criticisms of it coming from all sides.A major lawsuit is even underway on this subject in the United States, between Cupertino and Epic Games, the studio behind the video game Fortnite.
You can now choose your books on Audible
To avoid contravening the limitations put in place by Apple, it is necessary to call on theversion webfrom Audible, by exiting the application to open a browser. This is where users are able to pay the amount necessary to activate their subscription. Which then releases the credits for the purchase of books.
Until now, however, credits could only be spent onaudible.com, which avoided any conflict with Apple. But recently, this is no longer the case, and it is therefore possible to “buy” books on iPhonewithout the latter taking its commission. A feature noticed on an Amazon sales page, so very official. Do you have any idea what might have motivated this change? It may be a partnership between Jeff Bezos' firm and Apple, but nothing is less certain.
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