Abstract:

With the introduction of advanced Western printing and the rise of "fictional revolution", the fictional writing and publication was promoted into a model in the sense of modern times.The book market expanded rapidly, in which the proprotion of novel books increased constantly, and competitions among various publishing houses for capturing the reader and market became fiercer.In the transitive process prices on fictional books fluctuated at times, but the book price system entered into a stable state at last in a short span of time due to bitter competition and media's supervision.

Key words: fiction during the late Qing Dynasty, book price