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I think Webnovel has always been geared to be a fully pay to read service, fully capitalist company from the get go. All the free SS etc from the beginning was just a marketing ploy to break into the market and suck people in to build their client reader base. So obviously free access to chapters will completely disappear eventually and you’ll have to pay to read anything and everything. I don’t think they have any gimmicks to earn free reading on their original reading sites in China. I think it’s completely pay to read. So you’ll have to make the decision then to pay, or stop using Webnovel. The only difference is piracy in China is huge and maybe unregulated like in western societies so there always seem to be somewhere they can go to read for free.

@WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL Bring baaack the free cooiiinnnsss, pleaseee!!!! We poor people can't afford that much money to unlock the chapters..

Pilum_Murialis nah, just go to other websites that offer chapters for free. This isn't the only translation website out there, thankfully.

MummyMumh The problem is the amount they are charging isn't equal to the value of the product. I forsee a huge financial backlash from this, nobody wants to pay 250+ USD to read an incomplete fantasy book.

PapaReaper heck, it’s not just incomplete (or serial) novels, it’s MOST of it! Except for a handful original stories that I would willingly buy bound and printed, the rest is really amateurish. Of the translated ones, I could also just handpick those with excellent translation. It’s fine for light reading but not worth the price tag. And that, I think, is why so many are complaining.

Still I won’t whine. It’s a business. It’s your choice whether you are willing to pay or not. For me, it’s “wait and see.” If it no longer works, I’ll delete this app.

Si es cierto que varias de las personas de la app son usuarios que utilizaban las ss gratos para leer (yo incluido), y nunca he pagado por las ss porque primero no hay plata , y segundo el cambio de moneda es 1=7, si ya de por si hay gente quejándose por lo que hay que pagar, imagínense a las personas que en el país de donde viven el cambio es igual o peor al que tengo yo....
No se que tan grande es la comunidad de lectores latinoamericanos en la aplicación pero probablemente varias se empiecen a ir, obviamente dejando de lado las que si pueden pagar

Vjum that’s actually how I found webnovel. I was binge reading multiple novels a couple years ago, then a lot of translators put up notices that they are getting threatened with dmca or got offered ‘partnership’ with webnovel.

RMuskaan same for me
I’m loosing some hope I had in them
Now the hope is lost and I might just drop reading from here to be honest
Cause u got to do what u got to do
Not everyone is able to buy the coins we can’t earn them even by reading for hours
We are limited to 3 chapters a day this is very suffocating feeling that I’m getting and the fact that at least same ss are saved for future use when we use ss now that isn’t possible this is exact like one for one

I’m also pissed that the bonus u get for a week of reading is 1 fast pass
Not even 2 just 1 like?????????

I’m so pissed at this update, apps tend to get better with updates but I’m not seeing that happening here

Normally the path traced by apps are upward curve but this is just down not up

At a time it looked as though it was going to rise but boy was I wrong

april09 what are other apps?
Type it like T.H.I.S
Thank you

Pilum_Murialis me too

Pilum_Murialis me too

I'm using this app just to find interesting novel and as soon it's get premium I'm outta here to wuxiaworld website.

MummyMumh I don’t think they have any gimmicks to earn free reading on their original reading sites in China. I think it’s completely pay to read.

If you’re using their app daily sign in gives you 50”ss” and multiplier gives you additional 20ss, continuous 7 days sign in give you 50-70? I’m not sure. Ss is super cheap too, $0.99= 600ss and premium chapters costing average 7-16ss, of course it depends on word count. VIP membership per month barely cost $1.99. And yeah they have a lot of features that screams “money” but you could chose not to unless you really want to support the author but you would still get to read.

That’s why I’m shock how much pricey WN is compared to Qidian.

Fortigan Why do you and others say folks are reading for free? The time users spend on Webnovel gains them users and revenue. Aren't they always boasting about the large number of users they have? Cut out the "free" users and see just what they have going for them. Would they make anything from ads? This free you claim users get is actually their share of ad revenues generated from ads so be real when you talk about the "favors" Webnovel is providing.
On the other hand, having little to no consideration for its users is what Qidian, and by default Webnovel, is known for so I am not sure why users end up so shocked to find it is run by liars who think nothing of honoring anything they promise.

Another problem with no more free SS/coins is the gift system. This is also a bit of a hit at authors too as they will get a lot less gifts. Don't think many of you have thought of this.

Cantiara Well free SS did generate revenue.
Ad revenue. Everyone was watching at least 2 videos a day. And add the banner ads we get while reading yhansk to that golden sack thing. Also,. I'm sure just having a lot of readers was profitable for the company.
And you know, you can find this stuff somewhere or the other on the net. These guys are pushing the non-paying readers to those sources.