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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
This is how Charles Dickens worked: his vast novels were sold in magazine parts, and he definitely took notice of feedback from readers and others. He was publishing as he wrote, so if things went awry with the public reception, he could sort it out in the next installment. And he often did.
What's old is new all over again.
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Not just Dickens. Magazines were the primary vehicle for the initial publication of novels in mid 19th century England. Primarily because it was the only way that most people could afford them. Books were very expensive, and this was before the widespread opening of libraries. Magazines were the "cheap paperbacks" of their day.