Cimmerian that was to the chapters that used to have adwalls which I then took down by watching ads and soametimes paying 4SS. And now they have reconstructed the adwalls.

      terminatermike1 it's been a topic for countless times, there's no such thing as permanent SS. they'll just play it around like the bought SS were the first one to be consumed. Who cares about SS anyway.

          scias85 Yep, they leave us with no choice...
          But sometimes the quality in the pirate site is so awful
          they remove "..." which make readers like read a walls of text

            Mmwada wuxiaworld hàs all the novels that webnovel has for FREE. I switched a few days ago n I've already read through books that I've been waiting to be unlocked daily on webnovel. It's great. U should give it a try.

                So I just read all the replies and basically we are screwed? Welp, I hope the pirate site has a good font ~.~’

                  Lord_HaarT I fled like my ass was on fire. I'm deleting after I finish this post. I'm on wuxiaworld now n I'm not looking back.

                    I thought webnovel was established to promote literature and reading. To make the world a better place. They say so time and again that they have changed and that they are not just greedy Chinese businessmen. But what do we see now my brothers they are all the same. This is why piracy of novels is a thing now. This is why 94% of the people who live near me don't read. Finally this is the reason I will have to remove multiple books from my library. I just can't stand seeing the notifications that a new chapter has been released but I can't get a free chapter. So what if we are poor, we are still readers. Now is the time for us to stand up brother. Now is the time for us to fight for our passion. Long live the resistance. AAAAHHHHH!!!!

                    Taku At worst you can make a userscript to edit the font and arrange the format :wink:

                      Lord_HaarT

                      The post was that the authors requested it. What does that mean? The authors don't have a complete understanding how their work is represented on this site? This is something supposed to have been discussed before publishing.

                      It does not matter if you are a subsidiary. The parties involved with the IP must have an understanding so there are no nasty surprises.

                      The reason why I called it piracy is because this happens in the music industry too - when licensors publish special editions/releases without prior approval, they get in trouble (happens in countries who think they can get away with it). If they do not work out an agreement, the licensor is fined and is told to destroy all copies as it is deemed pirated music.

                      To me, the same principle applies. If the author's contract says only the 1st 100 chapters are free, and they didn't bother to change those terms for the English release, then this site IS pirating their work (well, WAS, because they changed up).

                      What a fiasco.

                          MaryFord The copyright belongs to China Literature, so the authors don't really have a say how the work is represented or monetized on the site. However, they do have clout with the company, i.e., they can just stop writing for the company, etc. So the company will still side the authors on such matters.

                              CKtalon You mean, simply because QI has copyright, they have no say on how they'll get paid if their work is ever licensed for consumption abroad? They have no say on residual income on each chapter read? That is part of how they are represented on this site.

                              How sad. I feel bad for the authors.

                                  SweetsTomato This thread should be locked. It visited the secret territory.

                                  I don't know why everyone don't remember fight club rule number 1. There are translators reading here and those pirate sites advertisement would hurt them.

                                  Wait until Webnovel lawyers chase those websites... Those promoters would regret it themselves. What in the dark should be in the dark.

                                      MasterRabbink Read what cktalon said. In terms of representation or monetization on this website, they don't (meaning authors don't have a say on how the free premium chaps were being given out originally as promo for their works, and the possible residual income lost from this action). They threatened via other methods, which means QI was not upfront about what they are doing with the IP in the first place.

                                      Really stupid because people in SEA can know a Chinese dialect or two (it's cultural pride among descendants of Chinese immigrants). They know how to get on Chinese social media sites and stan.

                                      If a fan told the author how they are reading their works and QI didn't tell the author beforehand, they'd naturally get upset. They are cut-off from certain discussions like profit sharing or even how they want certain things translated.

                                      The fact that QI takes advantage of the author's ignorance is sad. It's one way to keep costs low, but this usually bites in the end.

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