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okay now I get it

hmm

Woah This is still alive? haha

Hope there will be no debate again -_-

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL after a while is qidian international going to Become like the chinese qidian where for a lot of novels there's only like 100 free chapters, while for the rest you have to pay.

janerym As long as there are people willing to pay :s

Sacredwisp

An epup for fiction story professional proofread and edited doesn’t even cost so much, now -/+$35 for translation by hobbyist turn semi pro and edited by who knows ..... I spend around $400 yearly to feed my love of reading but I buy books and epubs alike for under $20 some short some long but all finished someone tell me why should I pay so much Qidian novels , I need justification !

Take a look at super gene. No more ads but it needs 6 spirit stones to unlock chapters.

In its current form this is a rip-off. This should be a subscription model. $10 a month would still generate a lot of money.

how many days do we have to wait to automatically unlock the chapter with beta?im out of stones.dont have visa as well.man too unlucky me..

we cant read this unlock chapter without SS anymore?

İs there any other payment methods or only paypal? İ'm asking this cause in my country paypal doesnt work.

how do I get premium exactly

laurels All you got to do is buy SS; although I'm not to sure how much you got to pay for it to work.

That whole system is a shot in the knee....sorry bro's and sis', guess you have to quit being an adventurer..

i KNOW translating is a very time consuming hobby and is a lot of work too..with those 2 points you have a very good reason to milk some money for premium chapter..but you have also check if youre still able to meet your schedule...if youre not able to, change it. Why am i saying that? Check TSS and LOHP for example..Both novel have Premium chapters...TSS promises 19 ch/w..but in the last few days we didnt even get 1 chapter for free..thats not a Premium system, thats buying a book. Dont say its not like that. LOHP promises 17 ch/w..in the last 7 days we got 7 chapter...guess i dont have to repeat what i wrote up there..

To make it clear. Its good that you want to earn some money and its good that you want to pay the translators and its also good that you are bringing the asian culture to the west (well englilsh tho), BUT at the very very least you have to keep your promises. If you keep up the schedules, people will be pleased and pay..if you dont..well..people will still pay but the mood is different...if people buy something with sour mood, they will be more reluctant to do that again..thats common sense

Well they should've just released the chapters like they normally did in the past. Just add more extra chapters in the premium category for buying with spirit stones. That way free readers and premium readers will both be happy and there will be no more complaints i guess.
There are too many novels to read and sooooo less spirit stones.

Ah! please don't bite me....... just a random person passing by

For me, the problem is not premium. I understand and support it. The problem is that once you pay premium to read a chapter, you lose the free chapter unless you wait for the system to catch-up.
The other problem is that the quality errors I was willing to ignore when it was free/4 spirit stone become unacceptable when I am paying 10-19 spirit stones per chapter.
The current system bases the chapter price on the number of words. Will this lead to the same problem, we see with the novels themselves, of wordy fillers? Will we now see more wordy, less concise translations?

I think a flat fee monthly system would work best. It could still be tiered to target the casual, not so casual, and fast readers. I see comments that monthly will not work due to the membership size on Webnovel. That makes no sense because if that is the case then this whole premium system is even less likely to work.

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL

What else does the Premium Program BETA provide?
With the Premium Program BETA, readers can not only enjoy more chapters, but also support our diligent translators, editors, and greatest authors directly. This will certainly motivate them in providing high-quality stories with a much steadier release rate. We believe that one day, Webnovel translators, editors, and authors globally will be able to see their jobs as full-time professions, and the beginning of that is today.

• Result: quality = same, speed = same (after a small stockpile of chapters when going premium so you are further ahead of the free release rate and have to wait for a long time or just pay for the next premium chapter), cost = much more.

What is the Premium Program BETA?
The development of any business model requires constant improvements over time. It is not solely dictated by Webnovel, and it requires all of us to explore and develop the business together. Therefore, we will continue running the Premium Program in a BETA stage. There will be constant optimization to ensure that we do not deviate from the right path—to ensure that all parties receive what they deserve. We also invite all of you to help us in building a better future.

• Result: All feedback is ignored.

Hey guys, whats up with the premium chapters in Release that witch? I think there has been 2-3 weeks now without those. Also, older chapters are still asking for ss.

This premium chapter BS has practically ruined some novels for me. Over a hundred chapters behind on Immortal Mortal because I don't want to spend a stupid amount necessary to catch up.