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[TestingVC]

Just wonder that e-Sword on iPad, those premium modules that links to eStudySource to purchase might violate Apple's policy below:

 

11.13 Apps that link to external mechanisms for purchases or subscriptions to be used in the app, such as a “buy" button that goes to a web site to purchase a digital book, will be rejected.

 

Wonder if it's OK to purchase this way?

 

 

 

VC

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[turnsouth]

In-App Purchase for Developers - Apple Developer

 

 

https://developer.ap...-Guidelines.pdf

 

"For example, In-App Purchase will allow you to sell: 

• Digital books or photos 

• Additional game levels 

• Access to a turn-by-turn map service 

• Subscriptions to digital magazines or newsletters 

• Digital content hosted on Apple servers 

 

In-App Purchase is implemented in your app via the Store Kit framework. Store Kit provides the 

functionality to process payments for items offered in your app via the App Store and Mac App 

Store. In-App Purchase uses the same business terms used for apps sold on the App Store and 

Mac App Store. You receive 70% of the purchase price of each item you sell within your app, 

paid to you on a monthly basis—no credit card fees apply. "

Edited by turnsouth, 17 April 2014 - 06:18 PM.

[TestingVC]

Actually, I'm not asking how to implement In-App purchase, tried to say eSword includes the link to purchase premium modules externally (not via Apple's In-App purchase, i.e., Apple takes 30% of the sales) might violate Apple's guideline and might get pulled from Apple's App store.

[turnsouth]

I now see what you are saying. Perhaps e-Sword was granted some sort of special dispensation.

[DSaw]

Testing VC

 

do you use eSword 

[mikecindi]

How does any available ebook reader in Apple's app store handle this?

[TestingVC]

Yes, I do use e-sword, OliveTree Bible Reader, TheWord, CadreBible, etc. 

 

Normally, in Apple App store, like OliveTree Bible Reader, CadreBible - these apps will let you purchase additional contents via Apple's In-App purchase and then after successful purchase, it'll let you download from Apple server or your own server which hosts these contents.

 

Apple does allow you to have some way to recognize users who have purchase and let you handle the download yourselves. You just can't provide that mechanism to purchase externally inside the app. That makes sense, or Apple won't be able to earn that 30%.

[DSaw]

Vincent 

 

I was just wondering why do you use so many other bible study apps when you have the one you developed yourself

 

If I could make my own bible study program to  work the way I like to study I would only use mine 

 

and as for the in app stuff they may have it set up that apple collects 30% of sales from estudysource 

as turnsouth stated they must have worked something out 

 

fixed spelling error

Edited by DSaw, 20 April 2014 - 01:56 PM.