[res0nat0r]

Wait, you expected to receive 20% of your pre free giveaway price during the free app of the day promotion and Amazon just gives you money, seriously? Where exactly does it say that you get paid during a free giveaway promo?

From the FAQ:

What is the payment structure between Amazon and me? Amazon pays developers 70% of the sale price of the app or 20% of the list price, whichever is greater.

[kevinpet]

From the FAQ: Amazon pays developers 70% of the sale price of the app or 20% of the list price, whichever is greater.

I would interpret the sale price of the app to be zero, so they get 20% of list.

[res0nat0r]

I'm not sure how one concludes that getting $50k of free money is even a smart assumption to make. So they give away X amount of money per day to app developers because they are being nice?

[kevinpet]

When the FAQ appears to address something (selling at less than list price) and doesn't call out an exception for free, it's not an assumption. Companies do all sorts of things. I don't understand all the economics of amazon's business model, but I can read.

[dpcan]

You are being sarcastic, right?

[neuroelectronic]

He definitely is. The developers definitely should get paid 20% of their asking price for free downloads because some people think that's what happens. Amazon should definitely be responsible of their perception in the eyes of a few niave developers.