Not exact matches
Amazon operates a service called Prime that gives
users unlimited free two - day shipping, and cheap one - day shipping in addition to free streaming of roughly 11,000 movies and TV shows in the U.S. Anyone who
purchases a Kindle
Fire (not yet available in Canada) will get a free 30 - day trial of Prime.
The online retail giant encouraged Kindle
Fire tablet
users to make their
purchases using the Amazon coins, throwing in various incentives in the process.
And families with children will no doubt appreciate the new FreeTime feature, which lets parents create multiple
user profiles on the Kindle
Fire HD, set usage - time limits, and selectively lock down utilities and actions (such as the tablet's Web browser and
purchase functions).
Developers will have the option to include extra items for sale in apps for either the Kindle
Fire or other Android devices, and
users can either
purchase them one at a time or set up a subscription that auto - renews.
On the fairly locked - down Kindle
Fire, it will also make it much easier for
users to make
purchases.
What it does show, however, is that Kindle
Fire users and those who manually install the Amazon App Store onto their Android devices are four times more likely to spend money on in - app
purchases than your average Google Play
user — something that may sway more developers to join the 31,000 apps offered in Amazon's store.
In fact, Amazon
users who
purchase Amazon Prime get access to a selection of thousands of free streaming movies and TV shows, as well as a selection of free apps, and a library of free e-book titles as well — and this is in addition to the free 2 - day shipping on
purchases of Amazon's physical goods that the $ 79 Prime subscription already buys
users (30 days of Prime is free with the
purchase of a Kindle
Fire).
So, while Kindle
Fire users will probably take advantage of Amazon Prime and the free movies, TV shows and books, it may be like trying to get blood out of a beet when it comes to them
purchasing premium content.
Make no mistake, this is very much an Amazon tablet, and if
users purchase the
Fire HD 8 expecting something resembling a typical Google ecosystem experience — even a heavily skinned experience found on something like the more expensive Galaxy Tab — this is most certainly not the device for that experience.
According to the analysis, the average Kindle
Fire user will
purchase five of them each quarter, thus generating revenue of $ 50 for that period, assuming that each e-book is priced at $ 10.
Kindle
Fire users have the ability to block in - app
purchasing entirely, password protect the process using their Amazon account password, or create a PIN to unlock
purchasing.
Amazon designed the Kindle
Fire user interface from the ground up to make it easier than ever to
purchase, manage, and enjoy your digital content.
The
Fire Phone seamlessly integrates the Amazon store into its OS, which is magnified by the Firefly app that scans objects, listens to songs, identifies other content, and then links the
user to the Amazon store to the page of the identified item for
purchase.
The second - generation Amazon
Fire TV Stick does not mop the floor with its competitors, but its hardware has improved enough — and its
user interface has advanced enough — to nudge the market forward while also making your
purchasing decision a bit more agonizing.
The big feature, however, is the addition of the Alexa Voice Remote, which used to only be available to
Fire TV Stick
users as a separate $ 30
purchase.
One thing you can do is take an app that you
purchased from Google Play and sideload it onto the Amazon
Fire Phone, so that is a solution, but it wouldn't work very well for the average
user.
Make no mistake, this is very much an Amazon tablet, and if
users purchase the
Fire HD 8 expecting something resembling a typical Google ecosystem experience — even a heavily skinned experience found on something like the more expensive Galaxy Tab — this is most certainly not the device for that experience.