Amazon Creating App Currency

The Next Web, Feb 5, 2013, 11:11 AM
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Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a virtual currency for Kindle Fire owners to purchase apps and games, as well as make in-app purchases on their tablets. Slated for availability May, “Amazon Coins” are part of a broader effort by the ecommerce giant to help “app developers gain more money from their Appstore submissions,” The Next Web reports.
 

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