i guess this is why webtoons exist and are becoming more and more popular as a form of solo publishing (?). i dont know a whole bunch about it though. otherwise the mangaka is always at the mercy of their publishers since their publishers foot the bill of mass printing their work and distributing it in the form of magazines/volumes for people to buy. of course they would get a cut of the profits.

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if it's free, though, then they aren't trying to make a living out of them. therefore "hobby".

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i think sublime manga (yaoi) used to have a model like this? i just checked their site, though, and it seems like they changed it. damn.

anyways, under the right circumstances, i would pay. if by having a subscription i get hard copies at a discounted price, even better.

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paypal is safe sounds so naive.

It was "pretty safe". I'd say it depends how, for what and where you use it. What is perfectly safe, in the end?

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Far-off places with sweet sounding names.

Google is free too, yet they make billions of dollars revenue. The manhwagas making webtoons do this for a living, I just don't know how.

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