KingBiBiK Don't think it can be publicly revealed (nor do I know the actual numbers) since the company is listed. However, it's pretty sizable.
The official numbers that can be announced is according to China Literature's earnings report for FY2017 that was announced yesterday.
"By December 31, 2017, we had built up a library of 124 titles on Webnovel, and attracted 6 million cumulative visitors."
Honestly i don't mind the premium chapters. But honestly think about it i know they're in this to make money. (Since that's what all companies are for us damn consumers who bitch and whine all the time) But honestly when some books just 3-4 months back we were getting 12-20 chapters a week for free. Then premium came in with only 1 free a day? (That's a big fuck you from qidian to us readers)
I won't pick a side i'd rather stay neutral. (Thankfully there is only 1-3 premium books i read daily) So my wallet isn't being under a constant roast to drain my cash. But at least you could've still kept it the same no? most books being 2 chapters/daily. And than premium gets 1-2 extra daily. That would cause a LOT LESS BITCHING from everyone. But I'm not a company manager or someone trying to make a living off this so my opinion and views are worthless :3
OT but similar. Even for non premium members would be more than happy to get 2 chapters free through monday>friday. Anything extra would have to be unlocked with SS.
KingBiBiK You should not have increased chapter release to 14-21 per week then decrease to 7 as free and the rest as premium. (Even after considering patreon chapters, this could be controlled)
Like a story, there should be a progression. Imagine starting as 7-10 chap a week.................then you introduce this premium system where you can now get additional chapters with SS purchase. People will be grateful.
TearsOfRose That's the only problem I have. Even if it is marketing, it is not fun to see something you used to get free and easily go restricted.
They should have reduced the chapter first and slowly increase it with premium introduction.
Or they could announce "We are going to give you this many chaps during the first 6 months as a promotion." or something.
I don't mind premium or paywall, since I understand they want to earn money and I want authors earning as well.
But I do not support the rate the chapter is charged currently. So I can wait and binge later. So there is no reason for me to whine.
The premium for free is way better than the paywall all of us expected.
They want to sell chapters ? No Problem BUT make sure to give the readers a good quality translation.
Slapping premium price tag on shitty quality translation are dick move. This would make precedent that releasing half assed mtl to boost your chapter release speed are acceptable. When that happen the entire translation community would infected with speedy yet trashy translation.
It's been five years since i started reading chinese webnovels and honestly i was sick of the usual translation rate of 7 chaps per week of most of the novel on WW.
And when qidian(webnovel.com) came into the business and offered a translation rate of 25 chaps per week, i immediately became its loyal supporter. But like they say in novel ' A bucket of cold water' was poured on me when the translation rate was decreased.
So after 5 years i finally became sick of waiting for 24 hours for just 1 chapter which i have to unlock after watching a 30 sec ad, and now i have decided to learn chinese.... Hah solution to all problems, unlimited novels, no premium chapter sh*t, no worries about the translation rate or its quality.... And its not gonna take more than a year
It's been five years since i started reading chinese webnovels and honestly i was sick of the usual translation rate of 7 chaps per week of most of the novel on WW.
And when qidian(webnovel.com) came into the business and offered a translation rate of 25 chaps per week, i immediately became its loyal supporter. But like they say in novel ' A bucket of cold water' was poured on me when the translation rate was decreased.
So after 5 years i finally became sick of waiting for 24 hours for just 1 chapter which i have to unlock after watching a 30 sec ad, and now i have decided to learn chinese.... Hah solution to all problems, unlimited novels, no premium chapter sh*t, no worries about the translation rate or its quality.... And its not gonna take more than a year
Damn
They told us that some translators and editors, are TRYING to improve every days in English ¯\ (◉‿◉)/¯
Qidian might offer scholarships to them one day ! Guys please do be patient in a few years, we will get some amazing translation !
KingBiBiK Nice. I feel like everything you've said is pretty sound and fairly comprehensive; it certainly encompasses the upsides and downsides of the system as well as however I may have felt about it before. It's truly enlightening to get your perspective :)
Threetimess Qidian might offer scholarships to them one day ! Guys please do be patient in a few years, we will get some amazing translation !
Why do I feel like this is sarcasm?....I
profiterole profiterole
It is understandable we readers complaining about the quality of translations. But it comes down to the translator himself and how he works. Some are naturally good at vocab and writing while others not so. This can be solved somewhat through editors but on a massive level - it is hard. How many projects can you monitor when there is like 130 titles in webnovel.com.
Its like a triangle.
You can get quality chapters at low release rate.
You can higher release rate but the quality may take a toll.
You can pay to get one of them properly. Quality or release rate.
But if we are paying then, in our mind the quality should increase with release rate. That's what the money is for. More quality translators on a single novel can increase the rate but the payment required would be high for a novel. And not every translator is willing to do so.
So finding a balance is the best.
Threetimess Like you said they claim they are training translators. So hopefully things improve.
Let's just hope after the training we get better quality translations at a higher release rate at a reasonable SS.
TimThe22nd Thank you very much for sharing your opinion. Its motivating to know that my perspective is agreed and appreciated upon. Thanks again.
Hiffume I am started losing interest in LoHP since the second arc was pendulum story. Same thing, same face slap. Its enjoyable but not as much compared to the amzingly written first arc. So when I missed nearly a week of translations premium happened. Now I am just waiting out until I get free time to restart.
RtW looks huge now as I am waiting for free time. Heard its good and fantasy element(something I love) so I am going to wait on it since starting it will most likely get me addicted and I will mess up my sleep and work schedule.
As for Bringing the nations husband home, its well written. But its frustrating. I could not stop my urge to go on a hulk rampage after reading 200 chapters. The MC and FMC need serious whacking. I could not take it anymore.(In a good way lol).
So the premium novel I follow is The Strongest System haha. Not the best but its funnny.
Now I feel like premium is an amazing de-addiction program for many. I still got 1200 SS so I can read a couple of premium titles like LoHP and RtW (If I finish the non-premium chap that is) when I have free time.
