The recommendation was originally the most powerful recommendation on the website. Only one book can appear there every day, which symbolizes an honor and will also increase a lot of income. It is a stage that every author hopes to be on.
At this time, they are in the conference room of "Fantasy Age". As the two bosses, they have almost become hands-off bosses. Now the magazine is recovering well, and all indicators are growing steadily.
Editor-in-Chief Tan is very lucky to have met two such enlightened bosses. They can write articles to increase the popularity of the magazine, and they can also let themselves go and flex their muscles without getting involved in specific matters. They also have a long-term vision.
On this day, the most lively place on the Origin Chinese website was Lin Han’s book review area. Readers from all over the world gathered here. The die-hards from the Hanlin Academy also came over to support their idols, and even applied for two deputy moderators.
This month's magazine is still on sale, and the statistics are not so timely, but the sales of the September issue have reached an impressive 280,000 copies. The previous "Fantasy Age" sold only about 20,000 copies in the months when it was suspended. No wonder It’s an industry myth!
Li Wenyuan flipped through the October issue of "Fantasy Times" in his hand, and he said: "How is the operating situation of our magazine now? Has it improved significantly?"
With the reduction of online piracy, genuine subscriptions are almost increasing. It is not uncommon for seven or eight thousand subscriptions on the first day, and ten thousand subscriptions are also common. But the sales of published books are not calculated this way. These four books by Lin Han are a one-time deal. Readers will not spend any more money after spending 8 yuan to read one book.
Lin Han felt a little strange when he received such data. When he used to sell new books, the statistics were tens of thousands, and he was never excited at that time.
Even though it took the magazine less than five months to turn a profit, he resolutely invested these profits into manuscript fees, allowing the editorial department to book manuscripts at a higher price to create a better "Fantasy Age" "Come.
"I hope they don't lose too much, otherwise they won't ask me to buy out the electronic rights of subsequent novels in the future." Lin Han jokingly said to Li Wenyuan next to him. Li Wenyuan was also invited to join the Origin Chinese website. It was just a recommendation. The intensity is not as strong as Lin Han.
At this time, Editor Tan walked in hurriedly with a smile on his face, "Sorry, I just negotiated with an advertiser and kept you waiting for a long time."
You must know that these books have been released a long time ago and have been read by many people. However, when they first appeared on the Origin Chinese website, they were as popular as new books.
"Our magazine sales alone are not enough to make a profit now. Sales revenue from channel dealers, postal services and retail sales are close to balance. In addition to sales, advertising is also an important source for us. The advertisement on the cover page is 100,000 per time, and the additional cover page The price of the full page on the front and back covers is more than 50,000 to 80,000 respectively. As for the advertisements on the inner pages, it is cheaper, 70,000 for cross-page advertisements, 27,000 for small advertisements on the inner pages, and 50,000 for column naming and column cooperation. .”
Editor Tan flicked the A4 page with his finger, "Of course, the total price will be 10% cheaper with the annual package. Currently, we have sold four genuine color page advertisements."
"Of course, this should be regarded as an industry myth. Our October issue of "Fantasy Age" began to publish the first three chapters of "The Three-Body Problem", just as the serialization of "The Martian" was completed, achieving a seamless connection. Not only did sales not fall, Instead, it went up a bit.”
If you subscribe to ordinary online novels, if you subscribe to chapters today, you can continue to subscribe and consume tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and next month.
However, the hustle and bustle has not yet passed. The editors behind the scenes were almost stunned by Lin Han's books. This is indeed a large amount of recommended resources that they have invested heavily in, but the sales momentum is also very good.
According to the current trend, the peak ordering period in the evening has not yet arrived, so it should not be difficult to order thousands of people.
Now the news from Lin Han is that today is Lin Han's special recommendation. In a few days, the three novels "The Three-Body Problem", "Jurassic Park", and "I, Robot" will take turns to be featured in this recommendation position. Once in a while, it helps to expand your reach while mitigating the wrath of the remaining authors.
If it were placed in an online novel, if 3,000 people subscribed to the novel, it should be considered a high-quality novel and win a high-quality badge.
"It looks pretty good. After serializing "The Three-Body Problem", Lin Han's "The Three-Body Problem 2" has also come out. Your serialization speed can't match the speed at which he publishes new books." Li Wenyuan said with emotion, he is The largest shareholder of this magazine, but did not receive any money from it.
"It sounds quite profitable. So many advertising positions can make money every month." Lin Han murmured to himself, "Next, we should collect more fantasy novels from other types. We can't limit it to science fiction, otherwise we will never be able to They can only follow "Science Fiction World" and eat dust."
In five hours, these novels were purchased by more than 3,000 people, including 3,900 for "Jurassic Park", 3,500 for "The Three-Body Problem" and "The Martian", and slightly less for "I, Robot", just 3,000.
But when he saw the order quantity of thousands and thousands, he felt extremely happy. It was really strange that the number was obviously smaller.
If Lin Han's books are really recommended for several days in a row, not only the authors will rebel, but the readers will also not be able to accept it.
The statistical chart in front of me is the sales trend of "Fantasy Age" since it resumed publication. It has been growing steadily almost every month. Although it is still far from being a best-selling magazine, it is at least able to self-finance.
Editor Tan took out a statistical chart and handed it to Lin Han, "September is over, and now they are publishing the works of other writers. Although well-known science fiction writers still trust "Science Fiction World", many people have switched to "Science Fiction World". Come inside our magazine.”
Li Wenyuan looked at the busy figures outside the conference room. He couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Come on, they are guaranteed to make money without losing money. You can do the math for yourself. It's only the first day and it's been selling like hotcakes. I'll wait for your two movies later." Will there be an explosion of novel orders once the movie’s promotion begins?”
Lin Han is very supportive of Li Wenyuan's move. If he thinks about making money from the magazine now, it is tantamount to killing the goose to obtain the egg. The immediate benefits are far from the long-term benefits.
Lin Han didn't know how far these magazines were in publishing his books, so he asked: "Is "Science Fiction World" still publishing "I, Robot"? I seem to remember them saying that the publication will end in September. I I even forgot about it.”
The website's big recommendations are always overpopulated. Tens of thousands of authors are eagerly looking at these few recommendations, but Lin Han has taken away the best ones since then.
"Anyway, try to prevent them from losing money." Lin Han's goal is simple. He is convinced that his book is worth more than four million, and he will continue to write books in the future. This is a long-term cooperation project.