Google One Pass
Online store developed by Google
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Google One Pass was an online store developed by Google for publishers looking to sell subscriptions to their content. Similar to the Android Market, where "apps" are sold to users via their Android mobile devices, One Pass offered the ability for publishers of any size, from large media companies to independent publishers, to sell their content through Google's service. The content was made available through both the Internet and Android mobile devices.
| Google One Pass | |
|---|---|
| Developer | |
| Initial release | March 16, 2011 |
| Final release | N/A
|
| Operating system | Android |
| Type | Published Content store |
Google announced the closure of One Pass on April 20, 2012.[1]
History
One Pass was officially announced on February 16, 2011, at Humboldt University in Berlin by Eric Schmidt. Google One Pass became immediately available for publishers in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S.[2]
Priced content/subscriptions
Similar to the Android Market, Google shared revenue generated from all sales through One Pass. On its launch date, revenue was split between the publisher and Google at 90%/10%, respectively. That was significantly less than Apple's competing product, which generated only 70% of revenue for the publisher and kept the remaining 30%.
Publishers determined the payment models and had full control over the content they charged for and the content they offered for free. The system itself handled user authentication, payment processing, administration, and distribution to any browser-enabled device and/or devices with a native mobile app that could distribute the content. The core idea was to let publishers focus on what they do best without worrying about the hassle of building an online store.
Publishers also had access to all of a customer's information when the customer subscribed to or purchased content from the publisher. This may be part of the agreement the customer made when signing up to use One Pass[citation needed]. In Apple's subscription system, publishers are only given user data if the user consents to it.[3]
Availability for users
Users outside the countries/regions listed below only had access to free applications through Google One Pass. Paid content was available to Google One Pass users only in the following countries:
| Country | Users can purchase content/subscriptions[4] | Publishers can sell content/subscriptions[5] |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
No | Yes |
 Australia |
No | Yes |
 Austria |
No | Yes |
 Canada |
Yes | Yes |
 Belgium |
No | Yes |
 Brazil |
No | Yes |
 Denmark |
No | Yes |
 Finland |
No | Yes |
 France |
Yes | Yes |
 Germany |
Yes | Yes |
 Hong Kong |
No | Yes |
 Ireland |
No | Yes |
 Israel |
No | Yes |
 Italy |
No | Yes |
 Japan |
No | Yes |
 Mexico |
No | Yes |
 Netherlands |
No | Yes |
 New Zealand |
No | Yes |
 Norway |
No | Yes |
 Portugal |
No | Yes |
 Russia |
No | Yes |
 Sweden |
No | Yes |
 Taiwan |
No | Yes |
 Spain |
Yes | Yes |
 United Kingdom |
Yes | Yes |
 United States |
Yes | Yes |
Availability for publishers
Initially the service allowed publishers in any country where Google Checkout was available to distribute content through One Pass.[6]