{"id":332,"date":"2011-10-08T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T16:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drmop.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2014-08-13T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T14:30:29","slug":"the-big-list-of-android-app-stores-where-to-sell-and-what-to-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.drmop.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/08\/the-big-list-of-android-app-stores-where-to-sell-and-what-to-void\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big List of Android App Stores – Where to sell and what to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

This list has been replaced by a new and updated list that I now host on my app and game marketing blog at Free Games Bandit<\/a><\/p>\n

Welcome fellow Android developers! So you wrote the latest smash hit Android game or app but want to know where do you sell it? How do you maximise your app or games exposure to the Android community and increase your potential sales \/ return on investment (ROI)?<\/p>\n

It cannot be denied that Android smart phones and tablets are here to stay. The market share for Android is continually growing, up 5.8% last quarter to a staggering 41.8% of the US market (see my blog on who rules the roost<\/a>). With the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet on the brink of release at the stupidly low price of $199, I think we are going to see an even bigger shift in Android adoption rates coming towards the end of 2011.<\/p>\n

Whilst revenue from paid apps and games aren’t doing so well when compared to the likes of iOS and RIM, Android users will download free and freemium content in droves. This creates a wealth of opportunity for the smart developer.<\/p>\n

Selling your Android products is a slightly different ball game when compared to selling them on platforms such as iOS, Bada and Windows Phone 7 etc. because the Android platform is an open system. If you are originally from an iOS \/ Bada \/ WP7 dev background then you are in for a bit of a shock (Symbian, Windows Phone and Java developers already know the score).<\/p>\n

This wonderful open doors Android system (from the perspective of Android game and app publishers \/ distributors) however does create a certain amount of fragmentation when it comes to selling \/ promoting your apps and games to app users and gamers. Some app developers will see this as a bane whilst other app developers will see this as a golden opportunity. I am personally starting to lean on the golden opportunity side of the fence.<\/p>\n

The Pros and Cons of a Fragmented Android Market<\/h2>\n

Whilst a lot can be said about Android’s open doors model for its app\u00a0distribution\u00a0system, it does have some clear pros and cons:<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n