Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps?

Posted by milofelipe on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @06:59AM
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I'm from a country that is still not allowed to sell Android apps. Probably because we can't have Google Checkout Merchant accounts. I developed a couple of apps that I'd like to sell. What are my other options? Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by fragmede on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @08:48AM (#1317848)

What country are you in? (and what country is your target market in?)

Handango sells out-of-marketplace Android Apps - http://www.handango.com/info/Partner.jsp?storeId=2218 .

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by milofelipe on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @06:19PM (#1319579)

I'm from the Philippines. I don't have a specific country for my target market. My apps are mostly productivity apps. I'll check out Handango. Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by ig1 on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @07:12PM (#1319754)

You could follow the Spotify model, have a free app but require registration via a pay website to enable.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by milofelipe on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @04:03AM (#1320641)

I could try this but I can't distribute my free app through Android Market. They only allow apps that use Google Checkout for any form of payment processing. But I can just exhaust all possible channels to distribute my free apps and have a site where they register and pay via PayPal (PayPal is the simplest and easiest way for me to receive international payments right now). Thanks for this idea!

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by meba on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @08:34AM (#1317807)

Use slideme.org - http://slideme.org

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Re:Ask HN: Is Android Market the only way to sell apps? by milofelipe on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @06:21PM (#1319587)

I'll check this out. Thanks!

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