Amazon adds Apple-ness to Android Market - New Android Store

The missing "Moderation- The Apple-ness" for Android Store is Here!

4 Developers : "Market your apps to tens of millions of customers using Amazon's proven marketing and merchandising capabilities."  
4 Users  : "Download Amazon Reviewed Apps -- Filter on Apps Market"
 

For Android Users:

• Download Amazon reviewed apps - Moderation makes difference. "Apple-ness" for app store !
• Experience huge filtration and Cleanness in Apps Crowd.

For Developers:        

• Revenue sharing : Amazon will pay developers 70% of the sale price of the app or 20% of the list price, whichever is greater.
• Almost the same Google Market like, approach for Apps publishing.like uploading necessary apps Graphics, like Screenshots etc..
• The biggest advantage to Android Developers residing in countries where Google checkout Seller's acc. is not available can sell "Paid Android Apps" -- '+' point for many Dev. like me.

Pros:

• Powerful Marketing Features: Market your apps to tens of millions of customers using Amazon’s proven marketing and merchandising capabilities
• Simple Account Management: Submit your apps using the portal’s self-service workflow, track approval status in real-time, and generate custom sales reports

Cons:

• Developer's Registration fees $99 for first year! - Pay for "Apple-ness" 
• Amazon's review System will introduce delay in Apps publishing.where as in Current Google market It takes few seconds to publish !! - Can't be on the Fly publishing
• Disappointment to "Spam Developers" ! - Advantage to User

Result of the Story:

• "Both Ends of Android Eco System will be Happy :)"

Official Resources :

Amazon Apps Developers FAQ

AmazonAppStoreDev.com

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Photographics - Apps for Us (India) not US.

Apps for India !!

 A photographic Thought..

Its been a trend western countries Android users are getting Cool Location based and other apps. What's there for us ,Indians ? Can't say we have tons of Kool things that they do have.. But market is growing at a faster rate..

Quick Points : 

• India's telecom is booming
• Phones are getting cheaper day by day
• 3G services are now available.
• Rural India is joining main stream when we talk about Tech Stuff - Mobile phones !

All above factors Indicates, India is guaranteed to have Worlds Largest Android User base by may be 2014/15..

The Image is just the Potographics Expression of What I mean by this post ! :D

Photo Courtesy: taken from one blog.. More on this series Coming Soon..

Mobile Developer Journey

Software Entrepreneurs you should follow

I have habit of reading story's & experience articles written by Tech Entrepreneurs, one can learn from their experience.And its always very helpful to learn from some one's mistakes !

With this you'll know few of my favorite tech entrepreneurs, Why should you read about them ? what should you learn from them ?

Here comes the list.

1. Neil Patel

is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics.

About
Through his entrepreneurial career Neil has helped large corporations such as Amazon, AOL, GM, HP and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading

Why ?
Neil has wast experience of Internet business. He has faced lots of ups and down through his entrepreneurial journey. He writes his experiences with internet business, advice for young entrepreneurs on his blog.

Follow Neil at, 
Twitter :  twitter.com/neilpatel
Web :  QuickSprout.com
About : Biography

2. Joel Spolsky

is the CEO of Stack Overflow, where you can get expert answers to programming questions very quickly.  Over the last 10 years he has written 1089 articles about software development, management, business, and the Internet.

About
Joel started his career with Microsoft as a program manager on the Excel team. After that he worked at Juno Online Services for couple of years. He started his own company Fog Creek Software in September, 2000,

Why ? 
Joel's rich blog has articles for New developer,Rock star developer,Tech lead,CEO,Startup founder,Product manager and more.. You can learn lots of things from him to improve yourself professionally & personally as well.

Follow Joel at,  
Twitter :  twitter.com/spolsky
Web :  joelonsoftware.com
About : Biography

List is not over yet. I'm looking forward to hear back from you about this post. Readers do comment yours herosm, possibly would add them here. 

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