It takes a few extra steps to make purchases on Android, but it is still possible. This can be done on a computer, but it can also be done on a mobile web browser. In order to keep using the Kindle app for Android, the company suggests that users make purchases through the Amazon website.
" To remain in compliance with Google's updated Play Store policies, readers will no longer be able to buy or rent Kindle books or subscribe to Kindle Unlimited through this app," a prompt reads. The Kindle app for Android displays a notification that explains the shift and guides users in the right direction. This is not exactly surprising, since the Kindle iOS app doesn't allow purchases due to the avoidance of a similar App Store requirement. To avoid paying this fee on any new books purchased in the Kindle app, Amazon decided to remove the ability to make in-app purchases from the Android app entirely. This benefits Google, as any purchase made under the Play Store billing system is subject to a 15 percent fee. Like the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store requires apps to use its own billing system to accept in-app payments. Users are no longer able to make purchases on the Kindle app for Android as of June 2022, a date that coincided with a deadline for compliance with Google's updated Play Store guidelines. Related: How To Delete Books From Your Amazon Kindle (And When You Should) Kindle Unlimited subscribers have access to over two million e-book titles with a continued subscription plan that costs $9.99 per month, and any new payments will have to be made on a browser, either using a mobile device or a desktop. The message displayed to shoppers suggests it's Google's fault for not permitting eBook sales, but it's Amazon's decision to just pull the functionality.The new purchase restriction also applies to Kindle Unlimited subscriptions, which can no longer be paid for within the Android app. But, as of June 1st, 2022, Google promised to actually enforce the policies and make companies respect its billing system rules, threatening to remove them if they did not comply.Īs a result, Amazon decided to stop allowing users to buy Kindle books via its apps, whether we're talking about the Amazon app or the Kindle one. Of course, as everyone knows, not all sellers have been abiding by this rule, including Amazon. In doing so, Google gets a share of the sale. More specifically, as per Google's Play Console Help page, Google expects apps to use the company's own billing system to sell digital goods. While Google has similar rules for its Google Play Store, they have seldom been enforced.
The company made this move in order to avoid paying extra fees on digital goods, as per the Apple App Store rules. In 2011, Amazon stopped offering digital book purchases via its iOS app.
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