As the title says, why are so many novels about being the: 'wife/mistress/concubine' of some succesful dude. And more importantly, why are so many people reading them, what is it that makes them interesting? I'm genuinely baffled.
If women want to read about a female being a badass, why can't she be single, why does she always need to be attached to some male figure?
And are males actually reading these novels or is the readership primarily female?
Discuss!
Pizz The 25$ number was basically a number I used as an example. It would depend on how many novels we would get for the amount we'd have to pay for a subscription. My main point being that the current system is unsustainable. People have been saying that it costs over 30$ just to catch up on Library of a Heaven's Path for example. If you multiply this by a few novels the prices are getting ludicrous and I really think not many readers can or are willing to afford this.
On the other hand, many would be willing to pay a certain amount per month to get their reading fix. I don't have access to the financial numbers of Qidian, so, I can't say for sure, but I think that a subscription model could potentially be way more lucrative for them than the overpriced system they have now. And again, I specifically mentioned keeping the current system in place for people who won't get enough value from a subscription service.
Basically, what the thread title says. I don't mind paying to read, however, this Spirit Stone business is tedious and chapters cost way too many of them for me to be worth it. I (and probably many others) would much rather pay pay a set amount of money per month (say 25$) and access everything on the site. Keep the old Spirit Stone-system for people who only want to read one or two of their favourite novels.
If things continue in this manner; I will most likely start to drastically cut back on the amount of novels I read because the costs/benefits are not worth it to me and I don't think I'm the only one. For the people who want to read more than a few novels, a subscription model would be way more attractive than the system that is currently in place.
So, what do you guys think?