With this update, you not only killed the site, but also hit your reputation by forcibly taking readers away.
The update was extremely unforeseen since this application is based on the site, not vice versa. no matter how much money you have spent on its optimization, this does not make it more attractive to users, because the vast majority of people read novels on the Internet in view of their accessibility and diversity. you also push writers who want their content to be seen by as many readers as possible. After all, not everyone uses apps. and those who use it have long found their niche, because they don’t care about the variety and amount of content available to you.
I sincerely do not want to leave your site and this was the motive for the post.
This upgrade may be attractive to you only if you are planning to switch to the application completely abandoning the site and consequently reducing your own income.
People simply will not get used to and will not endure because:
1 there are many alternative sites with affordable translations
2 app is not as flexible as good old google
3 you don't have as many languages ​​as readers in different countries
4 even using your site as a database, people still won't download the application because it's more difficult than creating a layout with several sites and reading calmly and not jumping from one application to another.
5 even if now due to a large audience you have enough readers, then who said that in the future there will be more readers? after all, the writers themselves use applications only in rare cases.

Up text and email go attack my friends and maybe we win! For Revolution!!

This is the reply webnovel sent:-

Dear User,

Thank you for contacting Webnovel Customer Support.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience. Primarily, Webnovel is a reading App platform that is why most functions and features are only available in the App. If you wish to use other functions like Text-to-Speech, getting more rewards for completing missions and unlock and read more chapters of the book you were reading, you can download and use the Webnovel app instead.

We would like to inform you as well that using Webnovel App has more benefits than using website and mobile browser, like getting points rewards in reading novels. You will get 5 points for every 2 minutes of reading. The maximum daily limit is 300 points. That will be equivalent to 120 minutes of reading time daily. You can use Points to exchange it with Fast Pass in the Store page of the App, 1000 Points can be exchange with 1 Fast Pass.

Webnovel has came up to this update to protect the rights and interests of the writers of our platform. We have implemented anti-theft measures against this and this limit most of the website's feature. Rest assured we will be taking note your feedback about this.

If you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us again.

Warmest regards,
Team Webnovel

    I'm a foreigner who doesn't know a lot of English, it's horrible to be forced to read on their cell phone app, and yesterday it was normal, there are already several problems for those who use the app to translate the page, but what they did is a dirty trick, they imposes this restriction on all novels, even the free ones, which is a shame that only the site will benefit from the misfortune of a lot of readers in the same situation as mine.

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    They don't delete your rate comments in Google and apple Store when you write good comment with facts, no toxic , with good info about app

    I went to the Play Store and immediately gave the Webnovel app 1 star.

    Just a heads up for any authors looking for a solution just double post the chapters in the auxiliary volume to circumvent the new update.

    Lol. Who the hell cares about their point systems, exp, and other features. All I'm reading are free novels. I don't give a single F*** about any other things they have or will add. I'm content with them free novels with no locked chapters. I even dropped novels i read because of those lol. Maybe now I'm dropping webnovel xD

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