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@Microdynames isekai soul-cyborg actually - calling them my favorite fan translator was a bit of an overstatement but I love me some hyperbole. (yesyes i have bad taste and that makes me a bad person i know)
I honestly don't know what you were expecting when you arrived.
I was expecting to read a book. I got through "part 1" of volume one and a big flashing "pay now" button popped up. I don't think it's an unreasonable expectation that once you get through the teaser chapter and are prompted to pay that you might get to continue reading past the teaser after paying lol
My bad for not reading exactly what I was paying for. But since I paid for it and I'm here I will comment that what I paid for is pretty much legitimately nothing. (Access to a store? Really? A subscription store front? ...just lol) And I would feel much less like i had been deceived if instead of linking me to the option to subscribe it had linked me to a patreon for the site since that seems to be what the subscription is.
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But since I paid for it and I'm here I will comment that what I paid for is pretty much legitimately nothing. (Access to a store? Really? A subscription store front? ...just lol)
Right now subscribers actually have 100% access to all of Infinite Dendrogram and Arifureta which has been translated so far because those two series are on the catchup rotation and will be there for the next couple of weeks or so until the cycle shifts to another two, so that's about 10 volumes of stuff for those two series.
So you could try reading all of those, in addition to those volume 1s which have yet to expire (things like Infinite Stratos 1, Hyakuren 1, Nidome no Jinsei 1 and Isekai Tensai 1) to get the most out of your $5, even if you weren't interested in them before they might surprise you, who knows.
I guess, maybe you could spin reading 14 volumes for $5 as being not an absolutely terrible scam-tier deal with the catch that they're not permanent, given that the $5 is already spent.
As for the subscription store front, it helps a little that aside from no DRM that they often come with Japanese store exclusives added in, and are cheaper which adds up over time and eventually outweighs the subscription cost (only if you're on the premium tier though, again to reiterate I think the basic subscription is silly). I do see your point however.
They did ask in the big survey a few months back if they should make it possible to purchase the books from them without having a subscription but at a higher price, I don't know what the results were or if they ever plan to change it since I'm guessing at the moment it functions as an incentive to get more people to subscribe, or maybe the Japanese publishers told them to keep the store exclusives exclusive /wildspeculation
And I would feel much less like i had been deceived if instead of linking me to the option to subscribe it had linked me to a patreon for the site since that seems to be what the subscription is
I get the feeling that Japanese publishers would take the company less seriously if they relied on a Patreon to handle monthly contributions lol. Patreon being another middleman also takes their own big-ass cut of the proceeds leaving less to split between J-Novel Club, the Japanese publisher and the author. I do get what you're saying however.
isekai soul-cyborg actually
Nothing wrong with that!
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@terrence said in Expiring Volumes!:
Expiring May 15th:
- The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 1
- Ao Oni: Vengeance (Volume 2)
- I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the Apocalypse: Volume 7
- Demon King Daimaou: Volume 4
- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 8
- Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They've Got the Wrong Idea! Volume 1
- If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord: Volume 4
- The Faraway Paladin: Volume 4
Arifureta Zero
Definitely reading the bolded. Dunno about Arifureta (I haven't kept up with the main series).
Decisions decisions. Ragnarok or Grimgar or Me a Genius first? Dunno if I'm going to drop Walking My Second Path in Life. Just a lot to read.
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Hey, new member here. Are these actually when the prepub parts expire? I thought they would expire as soon as they got published. For example, Infinite Stratos says that the prepub will expire in 5 days, but its not on the April list on this post. Which one do I believe??
As a side question, do members ever get access to the color illustrations at the beginning of the book without purchasing a credit?
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@falcade these lists are (for the most part) up to date.
Infinite Stratos shouldn’t be expiring in 4 days (unless it’s some very special circumstance)
Typically the prepubs won’t expire until after the ebook has been released, in this case IS V1 comes out April 16 so for all intents and purposes IS V1 prepubs will be pulled from the subscription on
May 15.June 15Members do not get access to the color inserts unless they get the ebook so either they buy from one of the ebook retailers or you use a premium credit.
Sorry but J-Novel Club does not publicly comment on any potential licensing decision or acquisitions.
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@rahul-balaggan I thought the rule is that if the ebook comes out after the 15th of the month, then prepubs don't expire until the month after the next. Since IS comes out April 16, its V1 prepubs should expire on June 15.
Also @Falcade, when the volumes come out, Amazon lets anyone look at the first 30 or so pages of all of J-Novel's releases for free, so you can always check out the color illustrations there without buying them.
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@falcade Infinite Stratos is not expiring this month; it expires on 6/15. I'll work on fixing the incorrect dates that it's showing! Sorry about that! This forum post is the most accurate way to tell what's expiring when.
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@aimee-zink You might want to edit For My Daughter on May 15. I believe it’s volume 5 that’s expiring, since 4 already has.
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@legitpancake Whoops, thanks for that! Fixed now!
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Anyone know when Dendro V5 expires. Is it after midnight tonight, or after midnight tomorrow? xC
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Buuuuump
Expiring June 15th:
- Infinite Stratos: Volume 1
- The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! Volume 1
- Outbreak Company: Volume 3
- [New Life+] Young Again in Another World: Volume 2
- The Unwanted Undead Adventurer: Volume 1
- How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 3
- In Another World With My Smartphone: Volume 8
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@aimee-zink I was under the impression that volume 1 of Magic is Too Far Behind will never expire. Is that a mistake?
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@legitpancake said in Expiring Volumes!:
@aimee-zink I was under the impression that volume 1 of Magic is Too Far Behind will never expire. Is that a mistake?
Yeah, it must be a mistake.
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@legitpancake Quite right. I'll let her know ;)
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@LegitPancake @Terabyte @Sam-Pinansky My bad!!
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Expiring May 15th:
- Ao Oni: Vengeance (Volume 2) (Buy Epub)
- Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They've Got the Wrong Idea! Volume 1 (Almost finished)
- If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord: Volume 5 (Start Prepub)
- The Faraway Paladin: Volume 4 (Start Prepub
Expiring June 15th:
- Infinite Stratos: Volume 1 (Read Prepub)
- [New Life+] Young Again in Another World: Volume 2 (Read Prepub)
- The Unwanted Undead Adventurer: Volume 1 (Read Prepub)
- How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 3 (Skip?)
This is my plan for now.
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@terrence I myself need to read Outbreak Company 3 (prepub), Daimaou 4 (epub), Summon a Demon Lord (prepub, only have the last 3 parts left), Infinite Stratos 1 (prepub, not sure if I’m going to drop), New Life+ 2 (prepub, also haven’t decided if I should continue, 17 volumes is a big commitment), Arifureta Zero (epub, probably won’t start until after volume 7 is finished, aka Japanese release order). Also haven’t even started Realist Hero 6, I really need to.
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@legitpancake Zero doesn't really spoil anything about Vol. 7 so it should be fine to read it, hav enot read the extra stories yet though >w>
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Faraway Paladin Volume 4 is Secondus? Already read that a while ago I think (unless I missed a part).
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@terrence That's the single volume in two separate parts/books - basically build up to fighting the dragon is part 1 & the actual battle is part two (surely that's vague enough to not be spoilerific?)
