BARNES AND NOBLE EBOOK READER APP FOR ANDROID

How might it affect users? Specifically, Barnes & Noble says that “as of April 4, 2022, with the release of NOOK Software Version 6.1, the ability to purchase has been removed from the Barnes & Noble Nook App for Android and the Nook HD 10” Designed with Lenovo,” on a page on its website. It spells out that “apps using an alternative in-app billing system will need to remove it in order to comply with the Payments policy.”īarnes & Noble and Audible have made some big changes Google spokesperson Dan Jackson also directed us to this page, “Understanding Google Play’s Payments policy,” in order to explain Audible and B&N’s moves. Both Audible and Barnes & Noble pointed to Google’s policies as the reason for the changes, with Audible even linking us to that September 2020 post. Google originally gave a September 30th, 2021, deadline and then offered a six-month extension to March 31st, 2022 - which, as I write this, was yesterday. Google updated its policies in September 2020 to clarify which types of in-app transactions required the use of the Google Play billing system, but Barnes & Noble and Audible are only just now making changes - and at the last minute, too. Developers have long criticized Apple and Google for requiring the use of their own billing systems, in large part because of the so-called “app store tax” on many transactions. The changes appear to stem from Google’s insistence that apps use Google Play’s billing systems.

And it’s not just Barnes & Noble that’s affected you aren’t able to buy Amazon’s Audible titles with a debit or credit card in the latest version of its Android app, either. Starting next week, users of Barnes & Noble’s Android app will no longer be able to buy digital books in the app, and it seems to be due to a Google Play policy deadline that’s been more than a year and a half in the works.

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