Amazon reduces app store cut for smaller developers

Amazon has reduced its cut app store cut for developers making less than $1 million.

The retail giant has followed the lead of the likes of Apple and Google with the Amazon Appstore Small Business Accelerator Program.

Palanidaran Chidambaram - Director, Amazon Appstore - wrote in a blog: "This new program enables developers to build a scalable business by reducing cloud infrastructure costs, while also offering better revenue share to help them get started on their own day one.

"Starting in Q4, for developers that earn less than $1 million in revenue in the previous calendar year, we are increasing developer revenue share and adding AWS credit options.

"This brings total program benefits up to an equivalent of 90 percent of revenue.

"When the program launches, all qualifying small developers will receive an 80/20 revenue share by default.

"Additionally, we will provide AWS promotional credits in an amount equivalent to 10 percent of revenue, so that developers can take advantage of the benefits of building on the cloud."

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