The copyright awareness in this world is very strong, and the empire has also vigorously cracked down on piracy. Therefore, readers who want to see comics must either buy magazines or single volumes, or spend money to read them online.
How much time will it take? Who can say clearly
But the problem is that there is a premise, which is that it takes a lot of time.
So there was nothing to say next. After briefly explaining the online serialization to Chino, Li Yalin quickly selected a website—the comic website of Weekly Shonen Fiery, which is affiliated with Elite Publishing House.
Li Yalin's approach can be described as risky, because by uploading his work to the Internet, he basically eliminated the hope of serialization of this work. If this work really sinks into the sea, I am afraid it will not cause any more ripples.
When I make money, I will buy a computer no matter what!
There was no way. Although the system gave Li Yalin a bank card, the balance in the card... was really terrible.
All bets are placed on the work of the three Maoyan sisters. This is a battle that only allows for success and cannot fail!
Shaking his head slightly, Li Yalin denied Chino's words because he had never considered this issue from beginning to end.
Logically speaking, magazine serialization is indeed the best choice to make a comic work popular. Using the resources of excellent magazines can make your works known to more readers.
No... buy two! I have one Chino!
And after they finish reading the first episode, they will definitely be eager to read the second episode!
But please note that the comics on the Internet are not just those works serialized in magazines. In fact, there are more works that cannot meet the qualifications for publication, or have been cut in half but do not want to be completed.
After all, the remuneration in the comics industry is only a small amount, and the real money comes from products that come with copyrights, such as adapting animations and producing peripherals.
Well, it’s better to put aside how to make money in the future. Now let’s talk about why Li Yalin chose online serialization.
After feeling the pain of not having a computer, Li Yalin set this goal seriously. Unfortunately, he is also very poor now, and his pocket is cleaner than his face.
It's just that there is no website to promote such works, and the quality itself is not satisfactory. Even if it is put online, it is just to make some extra money. More comic authors can't even pay their utility bills.
In other words, when comics are uploaded to this website, comic authors have considerable autonomy, and the income will be 70/30 split with the website, with the author taking the lion's share, which is equivalent to taking advantage of the website's platform.
Only works published in nationally distributed comic magazines can be said to be popular, but again, the threshold for such magazines is too high and review is very troublesome, so they are not Li Yalin's first choice at all.
"No, I am not planning to serialize Cat's Eye in the magazine. If nothing else happens, I will probably choose to serialize it on the Internet."
As I said before, the technological development of this world is not inferior to the world Li Yalin originally lived in. The Internet is naturally also very developed, and major publishing houses have established exclusive comics websites.
It’s just that there are very few cartoonists who can reach that level.
However, drawing comics is very expensive, not to mention paper, pen and ink, and miscellaneous tools are absolutely indispensable. Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for him to buy a computer.
In this case, if the serial works of those publishers are put on the Internet, they will certainly be sought after by more readers.
Rather, the profits created by online serialization are far more powerful than imagined.
Nowadays, the island country's special zone has become part of the empire. Although Japanese is still used as the special zone language, Chinese and writing have also become compulsory courses. This is very similar to Cantonese.
First, he drew a beautiful color picture for the cover. In the picture, the three sisters in the afterlife are wearing various tights and posing in sultry poses, which will definitely catch the readers' attention.
The reason why I chose this website is mainly because Elite Publishing House's Weekly Shōnen Fiery is a large magazine that can be distributed nationwide, and its website traffic is considered top-notch.
If there was no time limit, Li Yalin wouldn't mind spending a little time to submit, but now, time waits for no one, so he can only choose another way-online serialization!
Yes, even if The Three Maoyan Sisters is an extremely excellent work, so what? Li Yalin has no acquaintances in the publishing industry. If he wants to publish his works, he must go through a series of processes such as submission review.
This seems fair, but in fact, if non-magazine serial works want to become popular, it can be said that it is infinitely close to zero. Cartoonists like Li Yalin who do not submit to magazines but upload directly to websites are definitely the first cartoonists in history. one person.
Li Yalin chose online serialization, mainly because it is easy to upload online serialization, and if the work is of high quality, it will spread quickly. By then, the work of Maoyan Sisters will be further fermented.
Only in this way, such works will not be able to obtain the promotion resources of the website and can only rely on the author's own operation.
After all, compared to novels, the threshold for comics is still slightly higher. In this case, an excellent work is more likely to be recognized by readers.
This is true not only for comics, but also for novels. The business models of the two are almost the same, and the differences are limited to details.
Therefore, in order to ensure a high enough success rate, Li Yalin made sufficient preparations.
"Internet serialization?"
As a magazine in the island country's special zone, it is naturally divided into two types: distribution within the special zone and national distribution.
For Chino, online comic strips are definitely a new thing, because she rarely has access to the Internet, and Xiangfeng doesn’t have a computer or Internet at home. If the system hadn’t brought her ID card and smartphone when the system assigned Li Yalin’s identity, He was afraid that he couldn't even search the world.
So how can readers see the cartoonist's work as quickly as possible? The answer is as above, it is what Li Yalin calls online serialization.
The most important thing is that there is no need to sign a contract with the website to upload works. As long as they pass the review, you can manage the works independently. Whether it is paid or free depends on the author's preference.
Facts have proved that Li Yalin's choice was extremely correct. If he really chose an ordinary cover, it would have taken more time for the three Maoyan sisters to get enough attention. But now, only two days have passed, and Weekly Shonen Fiery There was a cat-eye storm on the website forum!
Li Yalin has absolute confidence in this cover. He can guarantee that as long as readers see this cover, they will definitely click in.
Let’s get back to the point.
Because not all magazines in the island country's special zones can be distributed nationwide, and there are many works that cannot be seen outside the special zones. If you want these works to be accessible to more readers, online serialization is naturally the first choice.