Discussion J-Novel Club a.k.a Streaming Service for Licensed Novel(Yay or Nay)

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by majestix1988, Oct 15, 2016.

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  1. YAY

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  2. NAY

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  1. majestix1988

    majestix1988 Well-Known Member

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    http://www.animeherald.com/2016/10/...tributor-j-novel-club-opens-business-4-titles

    Its like streaming service for novel with a deadly twist
    Pro:
    *Its Streaming Service its like novel updates but its not free
    *translation will be okay they said(than evil yen press)
    *the novels completed will released on other book sale website(kindle,kobo store) to buy it(for premium user they can download for free)
    *Apps for android and ios
    CON

    No freeium Membership yet
    Internet Only

    The novels currently they have
    • Occultic;Nine by Chiyomaru Shikura, Illustrations by pako (Global English-Language Digital License)
    • Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker by Kenya Atsui, Illustrations by Saori Toyota (Global English-Language Digital License)
    • My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World by Tsuyoshi Fujitaka, Illustrations by An2A (Global English-Language Digital License)
    • My Little Sister Can Read Kanji by Takashi Kanjii, Illustrations by Halki Minamura (Global English-Language Digital License)
    Okay guys....lets do Discussion for this new system for reading or whatever...give your nice opinion
    That will accept this one or just another diabolical business system they created
     
  2. Maou Sadao

    Maou Sadao Well-Known Member

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    ah yeah sorry i just clicked w/o reading it haha...pls disregard the vote :D
     
  3. Scarecrow

    Scarecrow > dev/null

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    I don't see the cons.. the more the better. Maybe wait till its completed and depends on the price and reviews.
     
  4. OverlyFriendly

    OverlyFriendly I should do something about

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    nay
    Im a leecher
     
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    craBebe Well-Known Member

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    I think this is going in the right direction, would be better if they made revenue from ads rather than Subscription model. But they also need a way bigger library to charge for a subscription service.

    If I'm going to subscribe to some sort of paid subscription model I would probably go to Kindle Unlimited. They have an enormous library, and it's equivalent to a netflix subscription.
     
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  6. majestix1988

    majestix1988 Well-Known Member

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    Its okay they have free membership too(delayed released chapters for free members + ads if they like) but releasing this system without that it could easily its fanbase of novel easily dying or fans of novels are minimal (this is what happened yen press that danmachi series becoming silent hills,sao it become vaporware that so popular then destroyed due dmca this dmca that
     
  7. asriu

    asriu fu~ fu~ fu~

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    NAY cuz internet only~ when PDF or E-pub available I will think about it~
     
  8. HesheFell

    HesheFell [Out of Retirement] [Looking for Recs Everywhere]

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    Me too. I'd wait until it gets on Kindle with reviews and buy the whole book. No big deal. It's monthly, right? You can think of it as a donation if you want to do membership.
     
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  9. AnonyMouse0007

    AnonyMouse0007 Active Member

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    I am not really interested in what appears to be another Kindle service. I don't really know much, buy it, download, and read? I can buy $4.00 used paperbacks from Amazon.com and they should be by authors that made it into the New York Best Sellers List. When push comes to shove, I don't see a another Kindle service competing. I also think this could cause translator sites some problems, too.

    My 2 cents.
     
  10. Sam Pinansky

    Sam Pinansky Well-Known Member

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    We aren't a kindle service, in fact we'll be selling all our books on kindle, too. It's just that while they are being translated you can subscribe and read them week to week online or on our apps. Or if you want to just read entire volumes, you can buy the ebooks after they are published on Amazon, etc.

    Since we'll be adding up to 10 series total, $4.50 a month will let you read ~5-6 volumes of light novels a month! Way better deal than your used paperback I'd say (well, maybe they aren't all New York Times Best Sellers... yet!)
     
  11. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    I liked the idea, no way I'll subscribe to it, but having more official translations is always welcome to me, I might buy the E-books when they are released if I think the story has an interesting premise.
     
  12. negagen

    negagen Well-Known Member

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    If this make posible to me the novels that were licensed (shipping + tax + devaluation make it expensive and hard to buy) can be read on ebooks..., I will pay!

    I had dropped a lot of novels because they were licensed...

    I use kindle app on my mobile and i like to buy books on ebook version on kindle (even more than google books)
     
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