You may be BANNED from digital shopping on Amazon today after row with Google

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AMAZON shoppers hoping to buy digital goods like e-books are no longer able to purchase them within the company’s Android app. The move is due to a bitter row over Google’s 30 percent c…

Although customers will be banned from making digital purchases within the Amazon app itself, they can still access it there once they've bought it externally.

The change follows new rules by Google, in which any companies with an annual turnover over $1million have to pay a 30 percent cut. A rep for the firm told The Sun that the decision was "carefully considered" in response to "Google’s new payments policies". "We’re continuing to evaluate the integration of our apps and will update customers when there is more to share," they said.

 

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