We spent hundreds of man-hours developing a barcode scanner that would work on almost any smartphone camera – fixed focal length or variable focal length – iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile or RIM. It occurred to us (after receiving hundreds of phone calls and emails) that developers might want to use our technology for their own apps. There are a few other companies that license their barcode scanning technology, but they usually want a cut of the sales of a developers application in the app store (typically 10%). We had a different idea. What if we licensed our barcode scanning technology (including performance updates) for FREE? Our plan is to allow developers to keep 100% of their app store revenue (either on iPhone or Android). What is the catch? We want to help you publish your app!

Developers who license our barcode scanning technology for their application would agree to allow our company, Big in Japan Inc., to publish their application in either the Apple App Store or the Android Market. Our publishing agreements assume we can drive significant non-app store revenue and as a result we only make money if we help you make MORE money. Specifically we retain 50% of all of the non-app store revenue we generate for the developer.  We will help the developer make more money!

As part of our publishing agreement, our team would help the developer identify advertisers and sponsors, negotiate advertising revenue agreements, identify and negotiate alternative sources of revenue, identify distribution partners and negotiate distribution agreements. Additionally, we can help the developer apply for trademark and copyright protection, patent protection, find beta testers and provide access to real world, on staff, developers with experience with Android, iPhone, RIM and Windows Mobile. Learn more about our publishing model here.

Interested? Just send us your email address and an explanation of your app and we will forward you the license and publishing agreement. Send to sales@biggu.com.