There were several ways to pay to read online novels: 1. Buy reading rights on some online novel platforms: These platforms usually offer the option of paying for chapters or completely free reading for newcomers. For example, you could choose to pay or free chapters on Amazon's Kindle, and you could choose to read completely free or paid chapters on Qidian Chinese website. 2. Read novels with an advertising alliance account: Some novel websites provide reading services to readers through advertising alliances. The readers could earn advertising revenue by registering for an advertising alliance account and placing advertisements for novels they were interested in. 3. Read on some free novel websites: Some novel websites provide free novel reading services but will limit certain aspects such as word count, chapter number, etc. Through the search function of these websites, readers could find novels that they were interested in. It should be noted that some novel websites may impose different restrictions on the number and quality of paid and free chapters. Therefore, when choosing a reading method, you should carefully read the terms and conditions of the website to avoid unnecessary problems.