Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull to publish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l -to pub-lish
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

pulls to publish (present, singular) pulling to publish (participle, present) pulled to publish (participle, past) pulled to publish (past)

Questions

What does pull to publish mean?: To withdraw a work of fan fiction from circulation and commercially publish a reworked version of it as original fiction.

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