Category: erotica
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Sexual content in self-published books much higher than in traditional titles
Analytical computer-based tools such as BookLamp can be used to help correctly classify eBooks in an automated fashion. This could be useful to retailers given the recent “panic” regarding self-published erotica titles. Interestingly, the tools suggest that nearly 30% of self-published content could be classified as erotica (although the survey was conducted on a relatively…
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Make sure you read your distributors’ T’s & C’s
Sensible advice from Victoria Strauss about the moral panic affecting the self-publishing industry: “if you’re going to self-publish, it’s absolutely vital that you read and understand the Terms and Conditions of any platform you decide to use (a step that authors often gloss over), so you’ll know right from the start the degree to which…
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Do book retailers need to set up a ghetto for self-published works?
In the wake of the recent moral panic surrounding the “questionable” content of some self-published works, Michael Kozlowski of Goodereader argues that the leading e-tailers should set up dedicated self-publishing sections. The “solution” is perhaps not as simple as all that. The book publishing industry is going through a major upheaval (some call it evolution;…
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Controversy as ebook retailers remove self-published erotica titles from their sites
eBook retailers (Amazon, B&N, WH Smith) are seemingly overreacting to a few news reports and are unilaterally removing explicit, though perfectly legal, content from their sites. There’s no obvious coherent approach being taken, with self-published material targeted over “established” titles. The fuss will either die down eventually, or alternatively niche e-tailers will spring up to…