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.

      MaryFord Since I don't know the contract. I can't answer that and you can't answer that. We can only assume. I don't know whether one of our contracted authors had in their clause about how they could manage the monetization of their contract. Some authors dislike the contract, some thought it wasn't that bad.

      Most likely it is fall into non disclosure agreement. There are lots of assumption here, I do think we should end our discussion here. It is bad when we talk about contract/legal and we use assumption.

      Based on the 'news' some talks were currently being done. While the chance is small... I don't know. This Rabbink doesn't want to put my hope. I could only reduce the premium novel that I read here. WN will see the statistic, hope that would change their negotiations.

          MaryFord They are paid a certain percentage of any monetization QI makes (basically equal to what QI earns for itself). However, they do not technically have any legal say on how QI monetizes it

              CKtalon yes, but it doesn't mean they can't try to do anything about it.

              Ever heard of the WGA strike in America?

              MasterRabbink read what CKtalon is saying. It's not an assumption that the authors have no say on this website. That's because the original work has been commissioned, paid for and rights were licensed out. QI has their sense of fairness on the matter, but not every author has the same idea as to what is fair.

              That's why I said to you in the beginning - QI did not negotiate a proper English license when the rest of the world does this for IP. If what you said about the authors' request is true, the only reason they would is because QI believes the authors' work is theirs to do whatever they want with it and the author has no say in how their work appears on this site.

              This has happened to JP IP long before webnovels existed (Sailor Moon, anyone?). It's hilarious to me, that, in the social media age, QI thinks it'll fly.

                    Однако, пиздец товарищи!

                      as a media and publicity professional, i'm mad, this is a terrible business plan, you can't take things from customers and not give anything in return

                        The main issue is that the $ for the content provided is too much. $150+ for a novel of this sort of quality and filler-filled is just not acceptable. You can buy many higher quality writing, professionally edited and not filler-filled complete novels for that amount of $. I can accept the paywall, but only if the prices are reasonable which they are not even close to being.

                        Lets just keep the posts complaining about this up high in the forum, they'll finish by getting the idea.

                        They shut a lot of our favorite novels promising that the free users would not get forgotten, they only took one year to get back on their word.

                        CKtalon Sir is there any info about how this weird policy will be ended? Or What's the plan that QI discussed? No free chapter forever or It is just temporaly

                            MasterRabbink I don't know why it sounds like a foreign concept to you when you hang out on the forums a LOT. I've only started hanging out in the forums more just to be updated on QI's latest nasty surprise.

                            Members of your "fight club" have spoken about issues like this before me. You'll see them making comments about the author's ignorance in random chapters as well

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                                Surkasa now its cost 13 ss for 1 chapter are they going mad or something

                                    Well...anyone checked out kingdom bloodline cuz it got premium and now about 125 chaps r locked...🤔N not a single chap has been unlocked. Chap 126 is first chap to be locked and so far it hasn't been unlocked. So yea... I dropped it.

                                    Edit: I found a way to make sure that novels don't go premium! Don't vote it with power stones so it won't go up the power ranking n won't become premium!

                                      personally, it's not a problem but it would be more productive if maybe chapters cost less the longer they were posted or there was a mass unlock discount like 10 chapters for 100SS. it would make it easier to read stories that are so far ahead allowing us to catch up and they would get benefits from the usage of SS

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