Erotica Ignited Book Sales, But Trend Is Tough To Sustain

Wednesday 19th June

Posted at 1:52PM Sunday 16 Dec 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey is a phenomenon, but erotica is more than BDSM and is still tricky to sell, say authors, booksellers and publishers.

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