Amazon Kindle owners have a new way to pay for games, apps and in-app purchases — Amazon Coins. Amazon released its virtual currency Monday, and to kick off the new feature the company deposited 500 free Coins into the accounts of every Kindle Fire owner. Since each Coin equals a penny, the gift amounts to $5 for each user. Amazon is also offering a 10 percent discount on Coins — a purchase of 500 Coins actually costs $4.80. Amazon believes that the move will encourage developers.
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Amazon Mints Coins and Makes Deposits in All Kindle Fires
Posted by: Enid Burns May 13, 2013 04:57 PMAmazon Kindle owners have a new way to pay for games, apps and in-app purchases — Amazon Coins. Amazon released its virtual currency Monday, and to kick off the new feature the company deposited 500 free Coins into the accounts of every Kindle Fire owner. Since each Coin equals a penny, the gift amounts to $5 for each user. Amazon is also offering a 10 percent discount on Coins — a purchase of 500 Coins actually costs $4.80. Amazon believes that the move will encourage developers.