I downloaded this app little over a week ago. Last night gave me my first survey to perform. And lo and behold, it gave me a one dollar credit to use in Google Play Store! I was able to use that to purchase an icon pack that I wanted! Posted below is the link to download this app for you guys to try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks
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This probably already has a thread in the main
apps and games
Thread.
But i appreciate you sharing this.
I will be trying it out.
It should be noted that not all surveys give you a dollar. My first survey was a dollar but the latest ones have been between 25 and 50 cents
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$35 Credit For Hotel Tonight by The Google Play Elves
Welcome to the first day of Google Play's surprise calendar countdown! Don't forget to return each day through 1/1/2013 for a special free or discount offer to you, direct from Google Play.
Today only: download Hotel Tonight and get $35 to use toward your first hotel booking! Hotel Tonight lets you book great same-day rooms at top-rated hotels in over 70 destinations across the globe. To redeem, enter promo code: Google35.
Come back tomorrow for another Apps, Books, Movies, TV or Music surprise!
http://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_2012_holiday_surprise
Lets keep this thread as generic thread for Google offers till 1/1/2013. I will be updating the title according to each days offer till 1/1/2013.
Enjoy Guys!!!
Free live stonesby the google play elves
FREE LIVE STONESBY THE GOOGLE PLAY ELVES
Keith Richards turns 69 today, and we’re celebrating by giving everyone a present: a free live version of "Beast of Burden" from the final show of the Rolling Stones' 1982 tour. In the accompanying video interview, Keith tells us he wishes he could write another one just as good: "What I aim for is to write great soul ballads." He might not sound as polished as an Otis Redding when he croaks out, "Am I hard enough/am I rich enough" along with Mick Jagger, but he's got just as much passion. It’s an amazing performance of an amazing song.
ELVES' CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN AND Top Chef University
ELVES' CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN!BY THE GOOGLE PLAY ELVES
For today's surprise, indulge your sense of whimsy with one of the most fun and appealing apps in Google Play. Follow the story as the elves fight against the odds to save Christmas. Will they manage to wake the Frost Giant in time?
An additional surprise for Android tablet users: receive a huge discount on the entire collection of amazing Top Chef cooking lessons. So what's the big deal? You can get all of the video cooking tutorials for just $9.99! Purchased separately, it would be over $200.00 and the regular bundle price is $79.99. You're welcome!
where is it in Playstore?
shadabt said:
An additional surprise for Android tablet users: receive a huge discount on the entire collection of amazing Top Chef cooking lessons. So what's the big deal? You can get all of the video cooking tutorials for just $9.99! Purchased separately, it would be over $200.00 and the regular bundle price is $79.99. You're welcome!
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How do I get this offer? I cannot find anywhere on Playstore.
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Hello all, I found something cool that I thought I'd share, mods please let me know if this is in wrong section etc, also I am in no way affiliated with the company...
So we always see online backup/storage with limits but I tripped across a service named Bitcasa that gives you unlimited, the catch? It costs money but it's worth it.
Promo Code: BETATHANKS makes it $50/year instead of $100/yr
Website: http://bitcasa.com/
Android App Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcasa.android&feature=nav_result
Cool! Thanks for the sharing.
I'm very curious: how much donations are developers getting from their ROM's? Is it very lucrative?
Are there any academic studies/publications in this regard?
Anyways, I just got the $50 Google Play credit courtesy of Samsung. I refuse to pay $18 for Smurf 2 movie. I would rather find a way to forward the credit to hard working developers on XDA. Any suggestion on how to go about doing so?
knite75 said:
I'm very curious: how much donations are developers getting from their ROM's? Is it very lucrative?
Are there any academic studies/publications in this regard?
Anyways, I just got the $50 Google Play credit courtesy of Samsung. I refuse to pay $18 for Smurf 2 movie. I would rather find a way to forward the credit to hard working developers on XDA. Any suggestion on how to go about doing so?
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The only way to use the credit is for something in the Google Play Store and Devices are not included in that list.
I don't know of any ROM's which are distributed via Google Play though.
There are developers who have created tools that are though, Developers of SuperSU, SuperUser, Titainium Backup to name a few. Most of them root required.
Oh, if you have not used the redeem code, you could forward that on to someone else and they could then use it. But after it is redeemed, I don't think you can transfer any of it.
At the moment I’m finishing my first set of Zooper widgets with clock elements and weather forecast elements. I'd like to deploy them thru the Play store and so I have to choose to make them free or paid. I'd like to continue making widgets for Zooper and it would be great if I can earn some money with it...
So, are there some written or unwritten guidelines when to publish for free or when to publish a paid extension?
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At the moment I’m finishing my first set of Zooper widgets with clock elements and weather forecast elements. I'd like to deploy them thru the Play store and so I have to choose to make them free or paid. I'd like to continue making widgets for Zooper and it would be great if I can earn some money with it...
So, are there some written or unwritten guidelines when to publish for free or when to publish a paid extension?
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This thread should bring you up to speed on the process: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594973
Why all free?
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This thread should bring you up to speed on the process: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594973
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Thanks Kwerdenker. I already did some testing using the guide from the Zooper website, and I had success but unpublished the app (It was only for testing and finding out the process).
I see that you have all your widgets (which are very nice!) free online. What's your reason to post them free?
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Thanks Kwerdenker. I already did some testing using the guide from the Zooper website, and I had success but unpublished the app (It was only for testing and finding out the process).
I see that you have all your widgets (which are very nice!) free online. What's your reason to post them free?
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The main three reasons:
1) I do this as a hobby. I have fun doing it and will do it, even if no one pays me.
2) If you are selling stuff on the Play Store, you are responsible for paying the appropriate taxes. You also have to deal with tax laws in each country you sell your app/widget in. For the amount of money I could make of this after Play Store cut and taxes, the additional workload is just too high.
3) I have a good paying job and thus I'm not dependent on additional funds.
I give most of mine away because of the encryption bug for jelly bean. I sell a few. Been working hard on trying to smash that bug. Bunch of us Zooper devs have. I make enough usually to pay my $55 a month aio/straight talk bill. Really I do it for fun. I work full time and i use it as an excuse to play on my phone. (I'm almost 40!)
Google plus has a ton of Zooper discussion and communities. Come check us out. http://plus.google.com/+MatthewScott
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The main three reasons:
1) I do this as a hobby. I have fun doing it and will do it, even if no one pays me.
2) If you are selling stuff on the Play Store, you are responsible for paying the appropriate taxes. You also have to deal with tax laws in each country you sell your app/widget in. For the amount of money I could make of this after Play Store cut and taxes, the additional workload is just too high.
3) I have a good paying job and thus I'm not dependent on additional funds.
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Thanks for your explanation. I’ve read some about the tax issues and that is indeed a good reason not to sell Too bad Google does not handle these taxes their selves and is every small developer by law obligated to know the law in every country he sells.
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I give most of mine away because of the encryption bug for jelly bean. I sell a few. Been working hard on trying to smash that bug. Bunch of us Zooper devs have. I make enough usually to pay my $55 a month aio/straight talk bill. Really I do it for fun. I work full time and i use it as an excuse to play on my phone. (I'm almost 40!)
Google plus has a ton of Zooper discussion and communities. Come check us out. http://plus.google.com/+MatthewScott
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Hey Scott, I already saw your widgets/site/G+-page which were a reason for me to open this topic. Because you have some nice work :good: in the store I was wondering why most of the widgets are for free. Thanks for your reply!
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Hey Scott, I already saw your widgets/site/G+-page which were a reason for me to open this topic. Because you have some nice work :good: in the store I was wondering why most of the widgets are for free. Thanks for your reply!
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Thanks man! Always love getting compliments.
If I can help you with anything send me a message on Hangouts.
edit: The taxes don't bother me at all. Google takes 30% off the top which is what does bother me. But without Google where would we be? Surely wouldn't have Android.
Today, Samsung announced a new Kindle for Samsung app through their Samsung Apps Store. Rather than trying to rewrite their blog post (http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=35871), i'll just copy from their summary:
- Samsung and Amazon agreed to launch ‘Kindle for Samsung’, a custom-built eBook service offering millions of best-selling books, newspapers and magazines on readers’ mobile devices including over 500,000 exclusive titles.
- Samsung and Amazon will also launch Samsung Book Deals, a service providing 12 free eBooks a year to all Kindle for Samsung Galaxy smartphone and tablet users. (Basically, they let you choose one of four books to get for free every month).
I already installed the app. It looks better than the official Kindle app in my opinion. And the first 4 free books to choose from are already up.
The fort
http://goo.gl/MrL8QI
Elizabeth Street
http://goo.gl/yQobiM
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
http://goo.gl/1DitEI
Bone River
http://goo.gl/3Axwjz
I think i'm gonna go with Apocalypse Z.
Download a free open-source e-book reader and you get a million more of these than Amazon is giving you, and without the con. I didn't check your complete list but the one you chose is definately free:
*Mod Edit: No Piracy On XDA*
Frank
With android, almost everything is free and I love freebies! I'll go first with Apocalypse Z too.
Frank Westlake said:
Download a free open-source e-book reader and you get a million more of these than Amazon is giving you, and without the con. I didn't check your complete list but the one you chose is definately free:
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What con are you talking about? Samsung is offering books for free. Books that you would otherwise need to pay for.
And contrary to what you posted, the Apocalypse Z book is not free. I went to the link you suggested. Doesn't look legit or legal. I searched for some other books that I know are not free (The Goldfinch, Hunger Games, LOTR). Guess what? They all came up as 'free' with a 'download now' button next to them. But not before the download link took me to two (yes, two) other sites (usearchmedia(.)com and mediasuns(.)com). And of course, there was the obligatory disclaimer at the bottom of the ebook-share site:
"DISCLAIMER: None of the files shown here are actually hosted or transmitted by this server. The links are provided solely by this sites users. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. You may not use this site to distribute or download any material when you do not have the legal rights to do so. It is your own responsibility to adhere to these terms."
Why would you criticize Samsung for providing free LEGAL books, call it a con, and then point users to some crap illegal file-sharing site?
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With android, almost everything is free and I love freebies! I'll go first with Apocalypse Z too.
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Yes, there's a lot of free stuff for Android. Still, I like where Samsung is going. They are really pushing hard to separate themselves from Google, Amazon, and all the other manufacturers. If that means giving me free stuff, like Milk and Kindle for Amazon, then i'm all for it.
deleted. I failed reading comprehension. ?
At least we get what we pay for. They should give more to their loyal customers.
Great step
Great step taken by 2 Giant. I love it. Thanks for this great step.
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deleted. I failed reading comprehension.
LOL! Same here. Im sure you're a busy person.
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Frank Westlake said:
Download a free open-source e-book reader and you get a million more of these than Amazon is giving you, and without the con. I didn't check your complete list but the one you chose is definately free:
*Mod Edit: No Piracy On XDA*
Frank
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In this case I was conned, but more often than not it is the reverse. Many times I see these online book publishers selling public domain work which I have downloaded freely from Project Gutenberg. So in general I am right, I just chose a bad example. I download books only from Project Gutenberg but in an attempt to demonstrate my point here I just made a quick Internet search on the one title.
My recommendation is still to download a free e-book reader and to freely down free public domain books.
Frank
You have your point man, and we respect it. Actually I never spent $ on e-books, reading should be free.
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You have your point man, and we respect it. Actually I never spent $ on e-books, reading should be free.
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Reading is free. It's the books that sometimes cost money.
Not all of the books I want to read are public domain. I don't mind paying for decent books. I'm not going to spend $20 on an ebook, but I don't mind spending a few dollars. I bought Hugh Howey's 'Silo' series for like $3 and it was worth every penny. On the other hand, I went out and bought 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' for $12 because all my friends swore by it, but I couldn't get past the first 50 pages. Just not my writing/reading style. Wish I could return it. lol
80% of my ebooks and audiobooks I get from the library anyway. I just finished the Dune audiobook last week, and now am reading the Dune Messiah ebook. I got both from the library via Overdrive.
I must say reading books should be free. Thanks for correcting it. I can see you're a bookworm and this freebies are for readers like you. Enjoy the freebies
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I must say reading books should be free. Thanks for correcting it. I can see you're a bookworm and this freebies are for readers like you. Enjoy the freebies
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Shame on people charging money for spending their time writing books. Taking is free so phones should be free too?!? Dumb.
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You have your point, and I was wrong, but that was not I'm trying to say. Sorry about that.
Bataga said:
Shame on people charging money for spending their time writing books. Taking is free so phones should be free too?!? Dumb.
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I see you're from Lilburn. I was in Atlanta for a conference and decided to drive to Lilburn to visit some family. Nice drive, nice town (or city). I didn't get lost once, which made me very proud considering I am from NYC and don't drive that often.
Anywho...
Lorettaa said:
You have your point, and I was wrong, but that was not I'm trying to say. Sorry about that.
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I know what you were trying to say. I seek out freebies every chance I can get too. I hardly ever turn down a free book, even if it's something I don't think i'll read. I got two free Audible audiobook credits that I am trying to decide what to use on (I was originally going to go with LOTR, but I only have two credits and don't want to have to pay for the third book.) I recently got 'Heart of Darkness' and 'A Princess of Mars' cause they were free on Amazon (along with the Audible audiobook free as well).
I live by two rules. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. And never turn down a free book.