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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmazon Launches 'Coins' Virtual Currency
Amazon today launched its virtual currency program, dubbed Amazon Coins.
To kick things off, Amazon is providing all Kindle Fire owners with 500 free Amazon Coins, which are worth $5. "You can use the coins to buy apps and games, as well as items inside apps and games," Amazon said in a note on its homepage.
Amazon also said Amazon Coins are available to purchase at a discount, for savings of up to 10 percent depending on how many coins you purchase.
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DotGone
(182 posts)Pab Sungenis
(9,612 posts)"Give us the money now and we'll let you get stuff for it later, after it's been earning cash for us in the bank or the market."
valerief
(53,235 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)One of the things I remember from it is the equation "virtual" == "not really".
hunter
(38,311 posts)... where ordinary workers are all paid the minimum dollar wage and then in virtual corporate currencies that can only be redeemed for equally virtual prizes and incentives in the company store.
Woohoo! Every day you earn non-transferable coins that can be traded for music, books, software, and video downloads.
You could literally be working for a song.