Chapter 40 Talk about flip books

Talk about flip books In the past two days, someone mentioned the reprinted book of New Literature and Art in the newspaper, saying that it was because of the cheap price, yes It is a beneficial thing for young readers to have less room, but because some works are "outrageous", it has not been read. Don't be too irresponsible.In fact, demanding responsibility from the reprinted book Jia is "seeking skins with tigers". Because they are simply irresponsible.He lowered the price of reprinted books not for the sake of readers, It is actually for their own benefit.Therefore, when readers are eagerly in need of Lu Xun's works, they do not

It only reprinted all of Lu Xun's works in a different way, and also "created" a book for him. Some "creations". Therefore, the popularity of reprinted books not only deceives readers, but also damages the "new literature and art" The life of the author and the bookstore are second to none. The reason why reprint books are popular, and openly popular, is of course "low price". their weapons, but the eroded authors and bookstores have always tolerated it, and have given up protesting or even pursuing In fact, it is the biggest reason for the rampant counterfeit books.

Flipbooks did not start today.Three or four years ago, reprinted books were popular in the north, but at that time The printing industry has not yet encountered a recession. Bookstores and authors have organized the "Authors and Publishers Association" to send People went to the north to investigate counterfeit books, searched and pursued them at any time, so it was very effective for a while. But at that time, most of the reprinted books in the north were real "reprints". Yin also deliberately "disguised the genuine", so it was easy to constitute a legal charge, but later Shu Jia Cong

It is clear that they not only set up their own stores, but also edited them themselves, taking advantage of the loopholes in the publishing law, Sometimes they evade legal responsibility, and at the same time, due to the downturn in the publishing industry, the bookstore itself is still unable to take care of itself. Most of the writers "fuck it" in their free time, so from north to south, they have become the current anti-client-oriented phenomenon. The current situation of rampant counterfeit books can be said to be extreme. Businessmen, also because of the profits, pooled a little capital to engage in reprinting books.author works

The standard of bookstores is getting lower and lower, the business days of bookstores are getting narrower, and only reprinted and adapted books are pouring out one after another. Not poor.Authors whose works have been reprinted don’t care, and bookstores whose products have been eroded don’t care either. A rare strange phenomenon. I don't blame the writers.Many writers in China still hold a prejudice to this day, thinking that Literati are "noble" and should not focus on "money" issues, so urgently ask for manuscript fees People are often looked down upon by editors, and writers who are due to collect royalties are also looked down upon by bookstore bosses.

The boss scolded him as a "poor man", so that he was so "noble" that he was deprived of all the benefits he was entitled to, and still It shoulders "a brighter and greater task" to produce raw materials for Shujia's reprint. But it is wrong for the bookstore that has been copied to give up its responsibility.I thought it was normal Publishers should unite and get in touch with the writers, while thoroughly investigating the source of the reprinted books, On the one hand, the published books are printed and sold in one of the cheapest popular editions, and the price is even lower than the reprint

book (possible), but more sophistication of form and collation (more likely), to Later, when a new book was published, on the one hand, the higher-priced hardcover version was sold to meet the needs of some readers. At the same time, this kind of popular edition will be sold. In this way, readers have discerning eyes. Of course, reprinted books must be There is nothing left to do. But now the publishers in Shanghai don't think of these things.Some of them only need to take care of their own If the publications are not reprinted, they just "sit back and watch the success or failure";

Sell ​​it in your own salesroom, or even publish some disguised reprints, or secretly Operate a replica business.Thus, under the circumstances, the thinner the owner of the bookstore, the more he exploited the writer. Great, only the reprinted book Jia pats his belly, tramples readers under his feet, and takes a step forward in the publishing world up. Memories of "Fantasy Continent" and Beyond Passing Xiafei Road last night, I saw that the former site of Tingchelou has now been converted into a foreign clothing store. I really feel that the vicissitudes of life have already come true for a young person like me.

Who knew that in that small upstairs, the "Fantasy Continent Half Monthly Magazine" that was rampant back then was produced there. What about raw? Speaking of "Fantasy Continent", younger readers may not even know the name of this publication Not to mention the thin forty-six format.However, at that time, the short and succinct "Huanzhou" Half-Monthly", the upper part is the romantic text in the tower of ivory, and the lower part is the fierce cursing on the cross streets The article not only became popular for a while, but also aroused great sympathy from the youth at that time.Han Nian and I, Nian

When we young editors received enthusiastic letters from readers on the Sichuan-Yunnan border, the young How the blood is boiling in our hearts!However, once upon a time, "Fantasy Continent" was finally forced to The publication was discontinued, and most of the readers and contributors at that time, like me, gradually reached the point of sale. Shen aging state of mind, while another editor and some readers, we can only quietly whisper now Talking about his name, some of them even died in the tomb during the frequent accidents. "Huanzhou" was first published in October 1926 and ceased publication in January 1928.This other

Among them, due to the chaos when the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived in Shanghai, we suspended publication for several months, and published a total of Twenty issues.Curious readers, now from the old bookstalls on the ground, or occasionally Now one or two. Not long after "Fantasy Continent" was banned, Han Nian published "Battle Front" in Taidong Bookstore, and I was also in Guanghua The bookstore published "Gobi", but only four or five issues were published, and then came greater oppression, Each of us had to stop publishing one after another. When "Fantasy Continent" was about to cease publication, Modern Bookstore was established at this time, so we set up a book for him. Published "Modern Fiction". The lifespan of "Modern Fiction" is a bit longer, but when it spins out and stops, In 1930, in the midst of that great oppression, with "The Pioneer" and "Southland", Publication of "Popular Literature and Art" was also discontinued.Then I left Shanghai for a few months and came back to work at Modern Bookstore "Modern Literature and Art" was published again.The environment at this time was even worse. Over the years, he had formed personal grievances in the literary world. The people in the city used all kinds of despicable means of spreading rumors as an excuse to take revenge, so amidst all the talk, After I edited two issues, I had to suspend publication invisible.Fortunately, although the publication stopped, I never As the people of the rumors expected, they still gave them counter-evidence in silence until now. Before that, around 1929, Zhou Quanping, who had not seen him for many years, returned from the northeast When we arrived in Shanghai, we brought a few hundred dollars with us, so we organized a new bookstore for Mo Ruofa The "Complete Works of Moruo" was published, and at the same time, the three of them edited a small magazine called "Small Objects". Because I felt that several publications were stopped at that time, there was nowhere to speak, and no one dared to speak. "Small Things The file" is really small, only about one inch wide and two inches long, forty or fifty pages, on Daolin paper Printed, with a cover and illustrations, this is probably the smallest magazine since the New Literature Movement up.When it was published, we only published a very narrow advertisement of three or four lines in the newspaper. The three thousand copies sold out within a few days.But perhaps the form is too small to attract attention, Not long after the second issue came out, someone asked us to stop publishing with an official document, so we had no choice but to mourn up.