US EditionKindle App Gets Biggest iOS Change in Over a Decade
- In May 2025, Amazon introduced a new "Get Book" button within the Kindle app on iPhone, enabling users to purchase books directly through a link to Amazon's website.
- This update comes after Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a contempt order on April 30, 2025, prohibiting Apple from restricting developers’ ability to include links that direct users to external payment options within their apps.
- The update opens Amazon’s mobile web store in the default browser with the Kindle edition pre-selected, enabling purchases without using Apple’s in-app system.
- Apple previously enforced a 27–30% commission on in-app purchases since 2011 and required removing external purchase links, limiting Kindle to browsing and downloading samples.
- Apple is appealing the ruling but complies for now, and similar changes by Spotify and others are expected as the ruling could reshape app purchase flows.
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You can finally buy books in the Kindle app, thanks to a California judge
Thanks to the fallout from the Epic Games v. Apple ruling on April 30, you can now purchase books directly through Amazon's Kindle app on iOS.California judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple can no longer take a 27 percent cut from purchases made outside the App Store or prevent developers from directing users to other payment options. (Apple is appealing the ruling, of course.) The court found those restrictions to be anti-competitive. …
California Judge Paves the Way for Book Purchases in the Kindle App
Thanks to the fallout from the Epic Games v. Apple ruling on April 30, Kindle users on iPhones and iPads can once again purchase books directly through the app. A California judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, ruled that Apple can no longer take a 27 percent cut from purchases made outside the App Store or stop developers from directing users to other payment methods. The court found Apple’s previous rules to be anti-competitive. Although Apple is ap…
Amazon has reportedly updated the iOS version of its Kindle app to include a new "Get Book" button that takes users directly to the Amazon website to purchase books. This comes in response to a court ruling that prohibits Apple from blocking links to purchase books outside of the app or charging high fees. At the time of writing, the update was only available in the US.
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