Last year, we launched Amazon Coins in the US, UK, and Germany. As of today, Amazon Coins are available to even more customers in Europe as we are expanding the program to France, Spain, and Italy.
We're giving millions of Euros (100 Coins = €1) worth of coins to customers in France, Italy, and Spain, so this is a great time to submit new apps to the Amazon Appstore and ensure your existing apps are available for distribution in these countries.
Amazon Coins allows Amazon customers to buy and enjoy Android apps and in-app items at a discount, with savings of up to 10%. As a developer, you are paid whether your apps or in-app items have been purchased with Amazon Coins or another payment method, and you'll continue to get your full 70% revenue share. Since the launch of Amazon Coins in the US, UK, and Germany, customers have already purchased hundreds of millions of Amazon Coins and are actively using them on Android phones and tablets, including Kindle Fire devices, representing real dollars to developers.
500 Coins for Amazon Appstore Customers
Kindle Fire owners will receive 500 free Coins automatically in their accounts and, for a limited time, users of the Amazon Appstore on Android phones and tablets will receive 500 Coins once they've updated the client and downloaded an app. During the promotion, you'll have additional opportunities to boost your sales while customers enjoy buying apps with their free Coins. We ran a similar promotion after we launched Coins in the US, UK, and Germany, and developers gave us positive feedback about the monetization they achieved in conjunction with the promotion. Here's what a few of them had to say:
"Sales went up 10-fold (1000%) for about a week during the Amazon Coins promotion and 500% afterwards." -Barnstorm Games
"We saw a significant increase in revenue after the Amazon Coins announcement. Revenue from Amazon Coins during the launch week was higher than previous week's revenue. What was also interesting is that our cash receipts also saw a lift from Coins." — Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd
"Our SMS texting and calling app revenues greew more than 300% on Kindle Fire the day after Amazon Coins went live, with a staggering 78% coming from Coins. We're convinced that this virtual currency makes sense for developers no matter what category their app is in; it certainly does for us." — textPlus, Inc.
We continue to receive positive feedback from developers about the monetization they see on Amazon and their ability to connect with new customers via Amazon Appstore. Learn what developers like Pixowl, TuneIn, and Toca Boca have to say in our latest developer blog.
No API Integration Necessary
To benefit from Amazon Coins, you do not need to integrate an API. If your apps are already available on the Amazon Appstore and available for distribution to customers in France, Italy, and Spain, you're already set. If you have new apps and games that are still in development, then you'll want to submit them soon to take advantage of this promotion. If you have a new Android app, we've found that 75% of Android apps we've tested just work on Amazon Appstore, with no coding changes required. Test your APK in less than 10 minutes with our drag-and-drop testing tool. It's also a good idea to ensure your apps are available in France, Italy, and Spain, which you can check from your account on the developer portal.