If you own one of the best Amazon Kindle ereaders, but like to use your Android phone to buy books rather than navigate the device’s built-in store (and given how slow it is, we don’t blame you), then we’ve got some bad news for you. As spotted by Ars Technica (opens in new tab), you can no longer buy Kindle ebooks via the Amazon app on Android phones – this was already the case on iPhones, and now everyone else has to suffer too. Amazon isn’t coy about the reason behind this, as when you try to buy an ebook through the Shopping app, you’re told “this change keeps the app in compliance with Google’s updated Play Store policies” – pointing the finger there, are we Amazon?This is in reference to Google’s requirement, starting on June 1, that all in-app payments will go through Google Play – this means the search engine giant gets a cut of the profit.
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