Those authors can receive up to 70% of the profits from the sale of electronic books on the Kindle, whether the purchaser pays in Amazon Coins or fiat currency.

Announced today, Amazon Coins is a new type of virtual currency developed by the retail giant. The coins will be used to purchase Kindle Fire games, apps, and in-app items from the Amazon Appstore.

Amazon sells its line of Kindle Fire tablets (roughly) at cost, betting that each owner will buy enough books, music, movies, ... virtual coins. SUBSCRIBE. LOG IN. HOME. SCIENCE. Biology; Environment; ...

At first Amazon sold IP mainly by physically shipping the media such IP was once housed in (books, CDs), but it can increasingly dispense with the physical part entirely.

Amazon have announced a virtual currency for their Android App Store, Amazon Coins, and it could be one of the most disruptive services offered by CEO Jeff Bezos to the Android community. As it ...

Following in the footsteps of Microsoft and Nintendo, Amazon has announced its own virtual currency for game, app and in-app purchases, called Amazon Coins, on the Kindle Fire HD.

Amazon's new virtual currency lets you buy apps and games on the Kindle Fire. May 13, 2013 — -- If you're a Kindle Fire owner, you've now got 500 free Amazon Coins in your pocket. Of course ...

Amazon customers in the US, the UK, and Germany can now earn, buy, and spend Amazon Coins via their Android phones and tablets. Previously available just for Kindle users, Amazon Coins were minted ...

Amazon has opened up its Amazon Coins for use outside of the Kindle Fire tablet range. ... Top Kindle Books. Shield of Sparrows $14.99. The Missing Half: A Novel $14.99. Silver Elite $9.99.

When you bulk buy Amazon's Coins you'll get discounts of up to 10% which is nice but they can only be spent on apps and games in the Amazon Appstore, not music, movies or books.

E-commerce leviathan Amazon today is taking a step into social gaming: Amazon Coins, its new virtual currency, is now live in the U.S. To kick it off, Amazon announced that it would put $5 worth ...

Last week, Amazon announced plans to mint its own virtual currency, Amazon Coins, as a new way to pay for games, apps, and in-app purchases. The company’s custom currency will be aimed at Kindle ...