Audible Removes In-App Purchases
October 10, 2011
Audible.com is eliminating the ability for customers to make in-app purchases via its free iPhone/iPod touch app. Instead, customers will have to order new items via the company’s website.
According to an email sent today to customers, Audible is changing their app to comply with Apple’s recent policy changes.
They state:
We'd like to update you on a change to the Audible application that affects the way that you access the Audible mobile store. In order to comply with recent policy changes by Apple, we've removed the "Shop" link from within the app that opened your web browser and took you to the Audible mobile store. You can still shop the mobile store, and we've created a "Shop Audible" icon that you can add to your home screen so it's always one click away. To do this, launch your web browser on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, go to mobile.audible.com, and follow the instructions to "Add to Home Screen". You can watch a quick video to walk you through the steps, or call us at (888) 283-5051 if you have any other questions.Audible's move shouldn't come as a surprise. After all, its parent company, Amazon, did the same with its popular Kindle app. In doing so, they don’t have to give Apple its 30 percent cut, as required by the new rules that began this past summer. The changes to the Audible app are part of a new app update released today.