Charging for paid novels varied from platform to platform, but it was usually done in the form of chapters or by way of donations. Chapter fees usually meant that readers bought each chapter to get a more specific reading experience on the novel website. Some novel websites would charge based on the number of chapters read by the reader, while others might charge based on the number of chapters the reader had read. The other common way of charging was to pay a fee for the unlimited reading rights. The price of a reader's purchase would usually be based on the number of novels they read, the frequency, and the length of time they spent reading. In addition to chapter and membership fees, some novel websites might also use other forms of income such as advertising revenue, author assistant revenue, etc. However, no matter what kind of payment method was used, the profit model of the novel website was usually based on the willingness of the readers to pay.