Hi! Im a free user. I try to check new unlocked chapters everyday with great anticipation. However, I've noticed this past few days that the locked chapters are not being unlocked like the usual 1 free chapter a day. Does any fellow free users out there experience this too? No more free chapters? I hope not. that'll be heart breaking. I'll die of addiction withdrawal!
Free Chapters No More?
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Mmwada Based on latest news. Some authors in Chinese demanded Webnovel (the publisher) to use the same system as the one in China (In China, only the first 100 chapters are free. The rest must be unlocked.). There is still discussion about this.
However, don't put your hope to high. Contract and Money is difficult matter. You can only reduce the 'premium' novel you read (Free SS should be enough for 1 premium novel), and check the free Original. (Fair Warning: Some Original might turn into Premium in the future.).
PS: Wait until those author saw fans-translation site and how some fans-translator enjoyed patreon payment, that would be another war between Trump and China Round 1.000?. Chinese authors should realize, if they were being too harsh, that would remove the chance of opening 'Eastern Fantasy' genre into wider audience.
MasterRabbink Seriously? Authors asked such a thing? I just heard about that from you man. I wonder if they would also ask to make the prices same with the Chinese site too, 2 cents per chapter would surely help instead of 16 cents huh? Or maybe they just don't care about 'little' details like that huh? We are all rich in the west i guess, that's what they must be thinking haha...
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N0xiety Just say that it was a rumor. It was taken down for a reason. However, you get the reason. There is a dispute. The author is not wrong, writing is their sole income, WN is also bad with communication and what you said pricing. Perhaps there is something in the contract that prevent both parties to discuss this.
As a reader, you could influence with your click 'traffic' and pocket.
MasterRabbink thanks for the info. Oh well, expect the worst but hope the best. =)
Yea I’ve noticed that as well. Anyone else notice that novels that have ads instead of premium have put ads back onto older chapters, like for gourmet food supplier and some other ones. Chapters that I’ve read before and have either watched an ad or paid 4 ss for are locked again until I watch the ad or pay 4SS. What is that about?! Now I can’t download the novel to read on a plane unless I’m willing to sit thru 300 ads or use 1000+SS, mostly on chapters I’ve already read. What’s next? Paying for a premium chapter only lets you read it for a week before they lock it again?
terminatermike1 Check Original if you were on a long travel.
For lock again... No comment on that.
terminatermike1 stop giving them ideas!
N0xiety You know what the next step is ? The removal of free spirit stones of course..
I have no problem with the way it works on the chinese site.
If they will lock everything after chapter 100, that is.
THOUGH PRICES NEEDS TO BE THE SAME AS ON CHINESE SITE, TOO
NOT MULTIPLE TIMES HIGHER
ITS RIDICULOUS TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO READ A WEBNOVEL
terminatermike1 I don’t mind Webnovel putting up ads in place of the daily free chapter. Should please both parties right? Just my wishful thoughts. :)
terminatermike1 Oh, no! Even the the past chapters gets locked?! What a mess. i guess the system gets changed from time to time to balance the interests of the parties in the webnovel world.
Are there any other sites where we can read these great novels? sigh...
Threetimess damnit, like the other guy said. Stop giving them ideas.
Lyle_Walt I’m not talking about adwall on new chapters. That’s perfectly fine. I’m talking about them re adwalling old chapters I’ve already unlocked by watching ads or paying 4SS. Like 300 chapters of gourmet food supplier’s old chapters got ads again.
Maximilian just calculated how many SS it would take to finish advent of the archmage. Starting from chapter 267 to the end is about 502 chapters of premiums. On average they are 10-12 SS a chapter. So 5020SS to 6024SS which translates to close to 150AUD or 110USD. I picked this book cause I might start using SS to read it.
Good bye QI, hello PS ;D
terminatermike1 It's just a matter of time. I lost all trust on qidian with how unproffessional they are so if the free spirit stone is removed I won't be surprised
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MasterRabbink I wonder how you know so much.... or am I just too lazy to research anything?
Anyways, if Originals become Premium then they should be at a reduced price, or something along those lines.
Lyle_Walt I also agree with this.
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Misguided_Rooster It's insider info, deleted after an hour so the person involved won't be too implicated i think. I saw it and read it just before it got deleted actually, wish i saved it. It was right after i replied to Rabbink so 4 hours ago.