Sad that this one is gone. TL failed to negotiate with Qidian --> translation was abandoned. And I would be really pissed is this one would be...
I think you POV is bit removed from the harsh realities: copyright originally belongs to the author. But the contract with publisher changes that:...
Can anybody point me to some resource to read about the legal aspects of the translations? Something general to understand the basics? Because,...
It is not that simple. 1. I would have no problems paying Qidian for pro edited ePubs of the novels. But that obviously is not what's happening....
If you bought a 1 year old book - chances are (overwhelmingly) that author doesn't see a penny from you purchase. That's right: typical contract...
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