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Originally Posted by Ryuou
How much does it cost and would you say it's worth it?
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For the selling price, it varies a lot.
Mainstream (shounen, shoujo)
FB Online (Famitsu) - 0 yen
Dengeki Bunkou Magazine (Dengeki) - 720 yen
The Sneaker (Kadokawa) - 740 yen
Dragon Magazine (Fujimi) - 740 yen
Charano (HJ) - 980 yen
GA Magazine (GA) - 2400 yen
Bungei LN
Faust (Kodansha) - 1890 yen
Pandora (Kodansha) - 1890 yen
Shoujo
Cobalt (Cobalt) - 630 yen
Shousetsu Wings (Shonshokan) - 820 yen
BL
... you have to do your own research
LN magazines usually have around 40% serializations, 40% spinoffs and 20% miscellaneous stuff. But each magazine also has its unique offerings.
Dengeki, for example, occasionally publish "collaboration" stories exclusive to its readers. Basically the editor will throw an theme/title out, invite several famous LN writers and let them write a short story on that theme. It is interesting to compare and contrast the different writing styles of different writers, as well as the differences in the way they interpret and illustrate the theme.
Another magazine, Faust, is published in a style very much like the conventional brick-like Western paperback novels with over 700 pages. Since the serialized stories are usually self-contained in terms of major plots, readers are not required to have a very good knowledge of the previous serializations or the general lineup of the publisher. It also has lots of interesting columns, essays, critiques and interviews, making it looks more like a general literature magazine than LN magazine.
There are simply too many choices in the LN magazine industry. You have to do your compare and contrast to see which suits you the best and whether it really "worths it."
