Romance novels & e-books
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writers_loftWhile I'm not a huge reader of romance novels myself, I know plenty of people who are. And when a friend forwarded me this New York Times article, I was fascinated at the e-book trend.
“They are not always something that you are comfortable holding in your hand in public,” Ms. Wendell said.
So she began reading e-books, escaping the glances and the imagined snickers from strangers on the subway, and joining the many readers who have traded the racy covers of romance novels for the discretion of digital books.
This is a pretty fascinating use for e-books and really gives romance fans the ability to read wherever they like without worrying about what people think. It makes me wonder now what other genres or reading material may show a surge in e-book sales as the digital readers become more popular.
“They are not always something that you are comfortable holding in your hand in public,” Ms. Wendell said.
So she began reading e-books, escaping the glances and the imagined snickers from strangers on the subway, and joining the many readers who have traded the racy covers of romance novels for the discretion of digital books.
This is a pretty fascinating use for e-books and really gives romance fans the ability to read wherever they like without worrying about what people think. It makes me wonder now what other genres or reading material may show a surge in e-book sales as the digital readers become more popular.
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Date: 2010-12-09 08:27 pm (UTC)What the article isn't saying is that the 'racy' titles are essentially porn -- highly explicit, sometimes kinky (persuit and capture is a popular trope), frequent sex.
Basically, ebooks are allowing people -- especially people who are not supposed to 'like porn' (ie: women) to read it without rocking the cultural boat too hard.