The online retailer Amazon makes its currency “Coins” now German Kindle users. At the start of every owner of a Kindle Fire Receive starting assets of 500 coins worth five euros, the company said on Friday. With the currency users of e-book readers can buy, for example, apps and games.
already introduced in the United States in the summer of artificial currency to the customer are available as an additional option to pay approximately in Amazon’s app store is available. Games and apps that are paid with coins, Amazon delivers with a discount of up to 10 percent. For developers of apps that pay was with Coins another way to increase their sales, Amazon said.
In America have shown that developers since the launch of the currency already experienced a significant upswing. Coins stood them free of charge. Developers would continue to receive their share of 70 percent of the proceeds. The advantage of artificial currencies is controversial.
about Microsoft had abolished in August its currency “Points” in the course of system upgrades to its Xbox 360 game console. Since then paid back in national currency for online content and movies from the shops of the Platform Xbox Live with real money. Industry observers then welcomed the move, as the direct payment go easier and faster. Only users who have no credit card, had benefited from it. Microsoft offers since special credit cards.
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