The most awaited feature in Android Market have just been launched today offering to UK and US developers the ability to add priced applications. Developers from these countries can go to the publisher website at http://market.android.com/publish to upload their application(s) along with end user pricing for the apps. Initially, priced applications will be available to end users in the US starting mid next week. More countries will be supported in the coming months.

Eric Chu, Google Android Mobile Platform, send in email to Android Market Support:

We will also enable developers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, and Spain to offer priced applications later this quarter.  By the end of Q1 2009, we will announce support for developers in additional countries. You can find more information about priced applications in Android Market at http://market.android.com/support/

The second news is that Google Checkout will be used as the payment and billing mechanism for Android Market. Developers who do not already have a Google Checkout merchant account can easily sign up for one via the publisher website. Currently only US and UK are able to sell their products using Google Checkout, so if more countries will be able to sell on Android Market this mean that Checkout will support more countries very soon.

Finally, Android Market for free applications will become available to users in Australia starting February 15th Pacific Time and in Singapore in the coming weeks.  You can now make your applications available in these countries via the publisher website at http://market.android.com/publish.