In App Purchase Amazon, Kindle, Nooks

Solar2D Monetization (in-app purchases, ads, etc.)
#61

Hey everyone. Thanks for all the comments. Let me say a couple of things here:

  1. We do support IAP on iOS and Android and have done so for a long time. So most of our developers are covered there.

  2. Yes, we do not yet support IAP on Amazon. That has become much more important in the last few months and I’m with you there. We need to support it and we will very soon. It is on its way.

  3. Adding other monetization options, via plugins, is also a priority. While I wish we could just have a functioning plugin framework, hundreds of plugins and everything “just working” overnight, it is impossible. There are a lot of moving parts (both technical and business) and this takes some time. But we will get there.

I know some of you have decided to go to other platforms because of these perceived delays and I’m really sorry about that. We all know that Corona is a great development platform, but we have admittedly lagged on bringing 3rd party options to the table. We will fix that and will hopefully get you back as customers then.

David [import]uid: 10668 topic_id: 31533 reply_id: 141936[/import]

#62

Google Play is a very small market place in comparison to Amazon, the stats I have seen are that Amazon is going at about 89% of Apple’s store and Google Play is about 23%. This is why Amazon is so important.

The lack of being able to integrate this as well as things like TapJoy & Chartboost is a big issue. That’s why I believe Corona future really depends on how well plugins are executed as Corona is smaller (staffwise) than other SDK. [import]uid: 160288 topic_id: 31533 reply_id: 141940[/import]

#63

Ahh Something new from Amazon - Cant wait for Amazon In-app -

Dear Mobile App Developer,

Announcing the upcoming launch of Amazon Coins, a new virtual currency for U.S. customers to purchase apps, games, and in-app items on Kindle Fire. When Amazon Coins launches in May, we will be giving out tens of millions of dollars worth of Coins to customers to spend on Kindle Fire apps, games, or in-app items. [import]uid: 11860 topic_id: 31533 reply_id: 141990[/import]

#64

+1 
Amazon IAP 
when ? 

#65

Just got an e-mail today from Nook rolling out In-App purchase for their platform.  Curious if Corona SDK got a preview of that and has an idea of when that’ll be supported for us Corona Developers.

Thanks!

#66

Won’t be anytime soon I suspect, Amazon has been out for a long time and still isn’t supported by Corona.

#67

Honestly, I get most of my revenue from Amazon via app purchases, so +1 to Amazon over Nook… it’s just a hotter market.  I want to change over to a free model with in-app purchases for both Nook and Amazon, which isn’t available.  Clearly that’s been a big topic of contention in this thread.  I’m hopeful that Corona can give us some sort of  timeframe on when it’ll be available.  Even if we have to wait, at least we could all plan around that roll-out date.

David might you have some idea of when Amazon (and secondarily Nook) will be supported?  (it’s been two months since your comment, so hopefully there’s been some internal planning around this).

Thank you!

#68

Got the message from B&N re: rolling out IAP on Nook.  So far we’ve had way more sales on Nook and Amazon than on Apple or Google, so IAP support for ALL platforms is essential to my business at this point.  I gather from this thread that Coronalabs knows the importance of IAP on Amazon, and are acting on it, but I would like to reiterate support for doing the same on Nook.  Hopefully this a no-brainer, easy implementation for Coronalabs once Gluon is live.  But since most of us here are trying to run businesses it would be great if we could get some official confirmation that this is being worked on (and a ballpark timeframe), rather than hang our hats on hopes and prayers.  

#69

Most of my Android sales 90%+ are on Amazon and Nook, I have a few iOS apps that sell very well with IAP, we desperately need IAP for Amazon and Nook.

#70

It doesn’t look high priority as it has been almost a year it been requested and it hasn’t been added.

#71

Gang, we’ve been busting our chops to get the plugin-eco system in place so that we can roll these things out sooner.  This is a cart-horse problem and we are very very aware that this is something high on your priority list and we are about to get to the point where the horse has something to pull.

#72

Totally understandable Rob, but would be possible to give a time frame for release of that plug-in ecosystem?  I’m sure it’s being discussed in some other forum threads, but unfortunately I’m not subscribed to any of them, so I’ll just ask it here.  As myself and others have reiterated, a time frame would allow us to plan for the change.  Personally, if it was within the next 2 months, I’d be waiting to launch our next game until that’s ready, so as not to have to fragment my codebase to support IAP for Apple & Google and separately offer it as upfront purchase for Amazon & Nook.  

I’m sure you guys want to give yourselves enough time to get the plug-in ecosystem right - and we appreciate that - but we would love to have some ballpark idea of when it’s slotted to be rolled out and what the lag time would be for getting those missing IAP pieces in place.

Thanks Rob.

#73

Hi everyone. The plugins will go into beta really soon (probably next week). Initially there will only be a small number of plugins, but that will grow.

Specifically for this thread, we want to offer plugins for both Amazon and Nook IAP. I am looking into that and we will get them in there one way or another. But I do not have a time frame for them yet.

#74

Thanks for the update David, that’s HUGE!  Looking forward to hearing back about the specifics for the Amazon and Nook IAP plugins as soon as you guys get that sorted out.

Thank you.

#75

Yes - awesome news David thank you!  :)

#76

Great news about the beta !!

Please let amazon IAP be one of the beta plugins and i hope that beta is available for paying customers?  

The IAP stuff is so much more important than other stuff its direct relate to making more money 

keep up the good work and please let us know how the progress goes 

#77

Sounds Super.  I want to be on the list for the Amazon/Nook Beta.  I have 3 months pro but will buy a year’s worth before April is over.

#78

+1 
Amazon IAP 
when ? 

#79

Just got an e-mail today from Nook rolling out In-App purchase for their platform.  Curious if Corona SDK got a preview of that and has an idea of when that’ll be supported for us Corona Developers.

Thanks!

#80

Won’t be anytime soon I suspect, Amazon has been out for a long time and still isn’t supported by Corona.