Purchase music from iTunes store without leaving app?

Question

Hi all,

Is anyone aware of a standard way of allowing a user to purchase music from the app store without leaving the app? For instance, if a band has an album for sale on iTunes and then releases an iPhone game featuring the band members, is there a "standard way" to allow the user to buy songs without leaving the app?

From what I can tell, there is not and, given that in the example above, the album is not content specifically for the app, it would not qualify for In-App purchase.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Chris

Answer 1

No there isn't. StoreKit which the iTunes store uses is pretty much a private framework, I think. You can't, and if you did use in app purchase, your users wouldn't be able to transfer to iTunes or another iPod. Best way is to craft a link to the album/song, and give the user a big button.