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Thursday, May 03, 2018

In Skill Echo Purchasing Enabled

Will be interesting to see how this may enlarge the base with more and more complex assortments of skills.  Now the incentive has been extended.    Will this compete with general smartphone App capabilities?  Much detail at the link. Now claiming in excess of 40K Skills.

Make Money through In-Skill Purchasing

Sell Premium Content to Enrich Your Alexa Skill Experience
When developers and content creators build delightful skills with compelling content, customers win. With in-skill purchasing (ISP), you can sell premium content to enrich your Alexa skill experience.

ISP supports both one-time purchases for entitlements that unlock access to features or content in your skill and subscriptions that offer access to premium features or content for a period of time. You define your premium offering and price, and we handle the voice-first purchasing flow. We also provide self-service tools to manage your in-skill products, and optimize their sales performance over time. Today, you can make money through both ISP and Alexa Developer Rewards. .... "

More in Fast Company:      The voice platform’s new in-skill options for letting people buy content, subscriptions, and physical goods fill a long-standing gap in its capabilities ..... " 

Webinar on the topic.

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