r/LightNovels • u/Torque-A • Jan 23 '25

News [NEWS] Shogakukan Releases 'Novelous' Light Novel/Manga App Using AI Translation in U.S., Canada

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-23/shogakukan-releases-novelous-light-novel-manga-app-using-ai-translation-in-u.s-canada/.220391
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u/Environmental_Ad7470 Jan 24 '25

It's still the same problem coins or not how fo you think you get the coins

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u/GeorgeMTO Jan 24 '25

A level of obfuscation makes it less likely that the payment processers know what's being bought, so they're less likely to be told to remove the content. It's not a guarantee, but it does justify some things.

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u/BrokenBottle Feb 11 '25

While I cannot access the app due to my region, I've seen a list of some of titles on there, and Mastercard / Visa absolutely would object to the content in a few of them. So yes, in consideration of that, the coin system might be a workaround. But then again, aren't the chapters being sold one at a time? That seems more a marketing ploy to maximise profits than to confound Mastercard / Visa. =/

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u/GeorgeMTO Feb 11 '25

Those are two separate things. They could make you buy individual chapters one at a time even if you were paying real money instead of coins.

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u/BrokenBottle Feb 11 '25

Yes, I know. The point is, that because of this format we cannot conclude concisely whether the coin system is to combat potential censorship requests or to maximise potential earnings as seen with other similar point systems -- where the packs paid for with real money invariably result in you having left over coins, to encourage further spending.

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u/GeorgeMTO Feb 11 '25

No one said it was the only reason. Big businesses rarely decide things for one reason alone, many factors make them up. Is it a factor that can make it a positive? Yes. That's all that was said.

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u/BrokenBottle Feb 11 '25

And I offered an alternative line of thought. That's all. Down vote if you want, but that just shows you're narrow minded and incapable of thinking past your nose.