Posts Tagged ‘iphone’

Making Collectorz.com Amazon-Free

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

amazon-logo1Let me give you an update on our issues with Amazon and the iPhone apps. First, a quick summary of what the issue is about exactly:

Our Collectorz.com online media database systems use Amazon searches as a fallback, only for items that are not in our own databases yet. Users of our Windows or Mac software can use that downloaded data (*possibly* containing Amazon data) for cataloging their CDs, DVDs, books or video games. Then, if they also have our iPhone app, they can export the data to the mobile device. Our iPhone apps do not access the Amazon data feed directly.

But last week, I received an email from Amazon, saying that we must stop using Amazon data in mobile apps, because it is a violation of their agreement. Or else they would turn off our access to the Amazon data feed. So to play it safe, we removed our iPhone apps from the App Store.
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Amazon killed our iPhone apps

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

amazon-logo1Just when I thought things were quieting down here at the Collectorz.com office, I received the following email from Amazon:

Subject: Your Amazon Associates Acount

It has come to our attention that you have created applications for use with mobile devices which use Amazon.com content. The use of a mobile application in conjunction with the Product Advertising API or the Associates Program without our express prior written approval is not permitted.

As a result, we must insist that you cease this use of our services immediately. Moreover, because of this violation of both the Product Advertising API License Agreement and the Associates Operating Agreement, your Associates accounts have been closed and your access key turned off.

We thank you for your understanding and wish you the best of luck in the future.

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Selling iPhone apps

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

A couple of months ago, I posted about our first iPhone app Clz Movies. In the meantime, we have released four more: Clz Books, Clz Music, Clz Games and Clz Comics.

Clz Comics app for iPhone

Here’s an update on our experience selling iPhone apps.
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Clz Movies app for iPhone approved by Apple

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Yes! Our first iPhone app has been approved by Apple!

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Our first iPhone app: Clz Movies

Friday, May 1st, 2009

This week we submitted our first iPhone app to Apple for approval.

It’s a companion app for our Movie Collector software, not a stand-alone product. Users can catalog their DVD collection using Movie Collector, then export their collection to the iPhone viewer app, so they can always have their collection with them (e.g. at the DVD store, at friends, etc..).
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