7 Replies Latest reply: Aug 8, 2014 9:06 AM by Neil Enns - Adobe

How to publish a free monthly magazine on google play with a free app using DPS?

MABury Aug 7, 2014 12:16 PM

I have created a google play app through DPS App Builder. Now i want to publish the monthly magazine for free on google play. How do I do this. Right now in the developer console I have my free app and the only thing I can do is upload another APK file or an In-App product which requires a paid subscription. Help I created the magazine using the Create_indd.jsx script, so it is basically a PDF replica of the print magazine. So the folio is created and ready and I have tested it on adobe content viewer… Google Play people couldn't answer my question. I miss Amazon!

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Neil Enns - Adobe Aug 7, 2014 12:41 PM (in response to MABury)

If your content is free you don't need any kind of in-app purchase in Google Play. Just publish your issues as public/free in Folio Producer and your readers will be able to download them.

Neil
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MABury Aug 8, 2014 5:50 AM (in response to Neil Enns - Adobe)

That would be awesome! So you are saying that I don't need to build an app for Google Play? I just need to publish the monthly magazine in Folio Producer and it will show up in Google Play?
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MABury Aug 8, 2014 5:55 AM (in response to MABury)

Trying to figure this out… I have the App made form DPS App Builder and I will publish that to Google Play and then go to Folio Producer and publish the folio as Free and Public and it will show up? Going to try this. Please let me know if I am not understanding what you are saying. Thanks!
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Bob Bringhurst Aug 8, 2014 6:11 AM (in response to MABury)

Yes, just build the app, submit it to Google Play, and publish folios as public and free. They'll show up as long as you publish using the same application ID specified in the app and use different Product IDs for each folio.
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MABury Aug 8, 2014 8:11 AM (in response to Neil Enns - Adobe)

Hi Neil, So here is a screenshot of the app when I downloaded it to Google Play (sorry about the blurry, didn't know how to take a screenshot on a kindle fire so I used my iPhone). I set it up a free app but when you create an app I only see that you can upload an APK file or upload an in-app file. I'm so confused on how Google play works. It is so different than iTunes and Amazon. I just want an app that is free with a free monthly magazine that we upload each month. Google play help couldn't help either :/
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MABury Aug 8, 2014 8:37 AM (in response to Bob Bringhurst)

Hi Bob,

Do you see my screenshot of the app in Google play. The exclamation sign says "You don't have any devices Offers in -app purchases. But this isn't an in-app purchase. I looked at the details of the app and don't see anything that makes it such.
Attaching the screenshot of the app downloaded in Google Play.
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Neil Enns - Adobe Aug 8, 2014 9:06 AM (in response to MABury)

You need to uncheck the Google Play in-app purchase option in App Builder and then rebuild your app. Then submit that new APK. You don’t need to turn on in-app purchase in App Builder since all your folios will be free.

Neil
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