Basically QI put in another system, where most readers can't see if they randomly drop novels after 24-28 days, and force readers to "spend" their views weekly.
A general example is currently QI releases a 2-3 novels every 3ish weeks, and statistically so far after 3 months 6/9 of those novels just stop getting updates. Basically you as a "free" reader you can no longer plan where you want to invest your time wisely, unless you pay a lot of $$$.