Parts of the mobile community have thrown up their arms in frustration over a recent change to Amazon’s Product Advertising API. Under the revised terms, apps like Delicious Library for the iPhone are left out in the cold. Taken from Amazon’s Product Advertising API License Agreement:
“You will not, without our express prior written approval requested via this link, use any Product Advertising Content on or in connection with any site or application designed or intended for use with a mobile phone or other handheld device.”
No big deal, just request permission and Amazon will oblige, right? Apparently not. Developer Wil Shipley tried to do just that, but was told that no exceptions were being made. In addition, Shipley tweeted “they told me to remove it today, or they’d shut me down.” Never mind that he had been working on the app for the past 8 months.
Bummer.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/amazon_api_change_means_mobile_apps_cant_use_product_data
