We covered MobiHand’s new contract yesterday – a 30% commission is not too bad. However, there is more to report than what meets the eye at first.
David Schoenbach just caught me on Skype, and wants to add that the 40% fee which used to be paid in venues like the TamsShop is now also 30%:
The large majority of sales through MobiHand-powered stores has been at lower rates paid to developers, with only one of our in-house properties (www.mobihand.com) at a higher rate. We’re lining up all rates to the industry-standard 70%, which is a net improvement for almost all developers. We’d been wanting to do this for a while, and now, along with other changes to Content Provider Agreement to support Optional Channels (carriers and other large volume distribution partners which developers can choose to opt into, though typically at lower rates), we’re finally doing it; and I think these are positive changes for our developer partners. We’re about to send out, real soon, the Optional Channels information.
Also, on the Android side, some greatly expanded distribution opportunities (news to come shortly), and these implementations that should help a lot:
- MobiHand In-App Purchase SDK: For developers planning to implement in-app purchase or links for trial conversion within apps for sale in sites in the MobiHand Network: http://www.mobireach.com/sdks/MobiHand_In-App_Purchase_SDK.zip
- MobiHand In-App Licensing SDK: For those seeking a single convenient DRM solution independent of any one marketplace: http://www.mobireach.com/sdks/MobiHand_In-App_Licensing_SDK.zipThanks for noticing the changes. I hope this info helps.
Given that our royalty rates have not been reduced so far, it looks like the folks have indeed become more efficient with increasing order numbers…
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