How Freemium Self-published Fiction Is Taking Over China

Publishing Perspectives In China, nearly 195 million people are hooked on a kind of literature that is virtually unknown in the West, but that is rapidly transforming its authors and publishers into stars. Web literature or “original fiction,” as it’s called in China, is a new form of serial literature which theoretically allows anyone to become a best-selling author. 
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DISCUSSION:
Will the Freemium Fiction Publishing Model Work in the West?
Will freemium fiction be able to attract a large enough audience among Western readers, where cheap e-books are readily available?