What Logos development is doing
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Rev Chris said:
Many (like me) switched to the ipad from the kindle because the ipad serves as a kindle plus a lot more.
Concur - also use Kindle and Nook on iPad to read some e-books currently not available in Logos (and not available in Apple's iBooks). Hoping Apple allows modified e-book reader applications to remain in app store (remove links to launch web browser for external store purchase).
Rev Chris said:My guess is that ebook apps will be required to sell ebooks at a higher price with 30% going to Apple through in-app purchases, but website purchases for those ereader apps (including through ipad safari) would still be through normal purchasing channels and could still be downloaded to the apps.
Apple's guideline 11.13 require in-app purchase prices to be the same price or less than offered elsewhere => http://www.futurebook.net/content/official-apple-locks-down-kindle-app
One speculation: Logos could modify resource licensing. If purchased in-app on an iOS device, license restricted to iOS device along with 70 % discount at Logos.com for same resource. If purchase resource for same price at Logos.com, could use resource on iOS devices and other Logos platforms => If in app purchasing added to iOS app, wonder about Logos resource licensing change ?
Another revenue possibility for iOS in-app purchasing is renting resource(s) to read for a limited time.
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Apple is certainly not adored by it's workers in China.
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Michael Lyman said:
Apple is certainly not adored by it's workers in China.
Michael, while I agree with you that we need to be constantly reminded of these type things, but I do not believe that this is the correct place to pass this information on because this news article is about Apple, not about Logos or what the developers at Logos are doing.
FYI... I am posting this link on my Facebook page.
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Michael March said:Armin said:Bob Pritchett said:
We'll be recommending Android devices. :-)
I hope Apple realizes that I only bought an iPhone that I can have Logos on it. If Logos abandons iOS, I will also switch to Android.
Armin
I too bought an ipad2 just because of Logos. If it stops working, android here I come. Just glad I haven't bought a mac yet, and I was pondering it.
Well the macintosh computer is not micromanaged like the iOS is, you have no worry's about getting one if you want. I do not own a iPad, I do have an iPhone, the whole percentage thing Apple has raised is troubling. UNderstandable in some ways, and reasonable to Kindles upto 70% it demands, plus downloading fees charged to the publisher meaning that sometimes a kindle book of $9.99 will sometimes net the publisher around $0.65. That being said I still prefer Kindle books being able to read them on my iPhone or computer. I will not invest in any serious way into Apple books because, while it;s an ok reader until i can read them on my computer it's pointless. Amazon may well pull out of iOS (I doubt it), but I can;t see them complying to Apples set up either, It is to forgive the vulgarity a big old P!$$!^& match between google amazon and apple. Anti trust issues may arise, although with android tablets and ebook readers in general it may be considered a non issue. Also on the Amazon front they may well pull out and leave and Modify Stanza to read Kindle books, it already has the base code for reading them just need to add in an account interface (like it's ereader/fictionwise one) and you have the most popular reader for the iOS reading kindle and Nook (ereader format is what barns and noble uses) books and while owned now by Amazon it is a free reader not selling any books and therefor not violating any of Apples terms.
My guess is that Logos to comply with Apple guidelines only has to remove any links to new products from it's app and possibly not even that. Apple is in a big old fight on many forms with there companies. Google and Amazon have started a clouded music system, Apple is working on it, but Apple is the only ones trying to do it with the music industries blessings, Google and Amazon seem to be wanting to force the issue into the courts. Apple's #0% policy has forced Amazon to offer the lower 30% model to all of it's larger publishing partners but the small guys are still being forced to give up to 70%. Apple may well be willing to shoot themselves in the foot to win this war, but it will leave the iOS devices not media players but simply Apple distributed media players, which will lead to people choosing other more open items or a lot of people like me looking into Jail breaking my device.
-Dan
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tom collinge said:Michael Lyman said:
Apple is certainly not adored by it's workers in China.
Michael, while I agree with you that we need to be constantly reminded of these type things, but I do not believe that this is the correct place to pass this information on because this news article is about Apple, not about Logos or what the developers at Logos are doing.
FYI... I am posting this link on my Facebook page.
You are probably right this isn't the best place, but it is a sad fact that companies don't make their own products and then at least for a time close their eyes to what is happening in their names. This is one of the reason's why Apple is moving iPad production to Brazil, but until corporations are forced to build thier own products, they will pass it off to the lowest bid and worry about fall out later.
-Dan
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