Kindle More Popular In US Than iPad and iPhone
Now this is an interesting bit of news from MacStories who received information from Market Research firm Book Marketing Ltd, via Gigaom, stating that the eBook of choice in the US is the Kindle and yet in the UK it is either the iPhone or iPad. It has not been made clear in the article whether the iOS user may actually be using the Kindle app on their device, this much was not clear, but there’s no question that in the US the Kindle is king. It’s great news for us of course, as we submitted our blog to the Kindle blog store only a few days ago, check it…
Wanna Make Money In The App Store? ‘Sell’ Free Apps
Weird right? But true according to GigaOm today, who go on to explain that nearly a third of the top-grossing iPhone apps today are free. Confused? Don’t be – it’s about in-app purchasing. Since Apple opened the floodgates with the in-app idea, freemium apps have flourished. Free apps have the advantage of encouraging downloads, obviously because they’re free, and then once you’re hooked on the app they tempt you with in-app goodies. And it’s not just gaming apps that pay the bills for free, social media, and of course notably Facebook with Farmville, is a classic example. The iPad is not as lucrative in this market, as yet and…
