Meaning of pull to publish | Babel Free

Definitions

To withdraw a work of fan fiction from circulation and commercially publish a reworked version of it as original fiction.

Examples

“Such a definition allows us to consider the implications of ‘pulling to publish’ Twilight fanfics.”

“E. L. James’s 50 Shades of Grey (originally a Twilight fan fiction) has enjoyed tremendous success, inspiring other fan fiction authors to ‘pull to publish’, particularly via new fan-launched digital publishing houses […]”

“While attention capital drove her success, it was not entirely positive: the fan community perceived James’ “filing off the serial numbers” (deleting identifiable references to its source text) and pulling to publish as a betrayal of the community and an exploitation of community efforts to improve the work through feedback.”

CEFR level