Ebook: The art of the App Store: the business of Apple development

A unique behind-the-scenes look at what makes an application succeed in the App Store

As the team leader for the second most popular iPhone game app in the App Store, Dane Baker knows what it takes to be the apple of the App Store?s eye. With this invaluable book, he offers a non-technical look at all aspects of the iPhone application development landscape and gets to the core of what makes a popular?and profitable?application. From knowing your customer to to launching a successful app, and everything in between, this must-have guide navigates such topics as developing a concept, analyzing the competition, , considerations before the launch, marketing, building a community, and maintaining market share? to name a few.

• Serves as a non-technical guide to best practices for developing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch that will succeed
• Delivers invaluable insight on conducting market research, streamlining development, and analyzing what makes an app successful
• Shares rarely revealed advice for creating specific planning and development documents to save you time and money and yield a better app
• Encourages you to adopt Apple?s approach to software to gain an accurate sense of what works and what doesn?t?and why

Open the vault to App Store success with this indispensable guide!

From the Back Cover

Your one-stop shop for planning, creating, marketing, and maintaining your applications

It takes more than a great idea to succeed at iPhone and iPad app development.This indispensible guide provides an in-depth look into the perils and potential of the iPhone and iPad app landscape. The Art of the App Store presents tried and tested methods for competitive research, findingyour niche, understanding customer expectations, setting goals and milestones, and managing app development from concept to post-launch. You will find guidelines for developing and pricing your app using the most up-to-date trends, a plan for viral marketing using social networks, metric tracking, taking advantage of feedback, and much more.

The Art of the App Store:

• Shows how the App Store has evolved and how to take advantage of the changes

• Helps you identify potential costs and decide where to invest your time and money

• Analyzes successful and unsuccessful apps, examines existing niches, andshows how to create successful hybrids

• Compares the risks and rewards of free, freemium, and premium apps

• Explains how to advertise and market your free and lite apps

• Offers tried-and-true advice on marketing your apps through social networks

• Demonstrates post-launch update strategies to maintain app awareness

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About the Author

Tyson McCann owns Nth Iterate, a game design and consulting company. As a freelance game design, social media, and user experience consultant, he has worked for major game companies including Sega, 3DO, the Tetris Company, Fisher-Price, and Funcom. His experience includes design and development on multiple iPhone apps, including a top-grossing, multiplayer game that can be found in the App Store Hall of Fame.