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The thing most aren’t thinking about is that per-creation billing is an absolute nightmare, and I don’t blame Apple for not supporting it. Can’t even begin to imagine the support nightmare/chargebacks etc.

It’s not all about the 30% cut.

If it was easy and trouble free, they would support it.

Imagine what a great time apps would have if Apple let them charge you an amount whenever they wanted, without user authorisation?

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> charge you an amount whenever they wanted, without user authorisation?

It's a simple matter of user communication: you make it clear from the start that the billing will be unpredictable, and potentially provide a ceiling for monthly bills to let the user stop if it goes out of hand.

I follow per creation billing creators and it's fine. Amazon also offers an option to auto buy new volumes of a series.

The customer not knowing in advance how much they'll be billed isn't common, but it's not complex in itself.

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