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; ...

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 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 ...

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 Coins don't expire, but you can only use them on Fire tablets and TVs, or via the Android-compatible Amazon Appstore. Here's what else you should know about Amazon Coins and how to use them.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. ... We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Coins program on August 20, 2025,” the company said on a support page.