E-Readers Help Sales of Erotic Literature

Feb 8
07:44

2012

Carmella Borchers

Carmella Borchers

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Thanks to e-reader devices such as the Kobo, erotic literature sales have skyrocketed. This trend is expected to continue according to recent reports.

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According to a recent report by CBC News,E-Readers Help Sales of Erotic Literature Articles sales of erotic books have received a lot of help from increased use of e-reader devices like the Kobo and the Amazon Kindle.These e-readers are devices that let individuals read books in electronic format which were purchased or freely downloaded online.According to the owner of an erotic publishing company based in Canada, many of the people who buy erotic books on the internet and use them with e-reader devices are those who wouldnt publicly admit that they enjoy reading this kind of literature.E-reader devices have began to get a lot more popular in the past two years and are perfect for those who want to read books in private.The books purchased on an e-reader are stored in the devices memory, allowing people to enjoy the books without anyone else knowing that theyve purchased them.There are many themes in erotic literature which are now popular according to authors and book publishers.Some are the classic Romance Books with a more erotic twist, while others have settings that are far more original, involving story lines with vampires, werewolves and different kinds of other worldly creatures.The price of these books is also something that drives their sales.Books made for e-readers typically sell for $2 to $4 each.This is in contrast to printed books which can cost $15 to $30.The low prices mean that avid readers are likely to purchase more books in a short amount of time.Readers are much more likely to make impulse buys on low priced books without taking too much time to compare eBooks to one another.The high amounts of people now using e-readers and consumers interested in erotic literature has meant increased profits for digital publishing companies and their authors.Some authors prefer not to go through a publisher and instead publish their books themselves directly onto electronic book publishing platforms such as the Amazon Kindle store.It is not only the authors and publishers that are making profit from these trends.Online marketplaces in which the books are sold take a small commission for every eBook sold through them.Many review sites have sprung up in which the owners share their comments about erotic booksthat theyve read and make money by putting advertisements on their siteScience Articles, or work out affiliate deals with authors and publishers where they get a certain percentage of sales that come from links on their site.