Quick Access to Internet Romance - Is It Now Even Easier

There has been a marked increase in the romantic fiction market and this trend is now manifesting in the digital content world. Reasons for the surge in romance content range from privacy issues, convenience, and cost.

(PRWEB) December 23, 2004 -- There are presently 51.1 million romance readers in North America; a sharp rise from 41.1 in 1998*. This growth has spawned many online publications, bulletin boards, and review sites geared towards romance readers and is now fueling ebook sales. "More than one-half of all paperback fiction books sold are romance novels. We've seen this translate with the popularity of our website. Obviously this also affects the world of digital content." commented Laurie Gold, columnist and Publisher of the webzine All about Romance. Witness the grand opening in November of Diesel eBooks (www.diesel-ebooks.com), a new ebook seller keen on courting the romantic genre. In romantic fiction, a love story is the main focus of the plot, which has an emotionally satisfying or happy ending as a result.

L. Scott Redford, President of the new Diesel eBooks, states, Romance is divided by sub-genres like Gothic, Regency, and Contemporary and were trying to make it easier for the buyer by structuring our inventory and site architecture along those lines. We knew going in Romance was a robust market, but weve been surprised at the strong demand. Theyre running about half our sales". Motivation for purchasing romance ebooks vary from convenience to privacy to cost. Falene Masso, a Diesel eBook customer from Stillwater, Oklahoma comments, Time is a factor with ebooks. You see it, you like it, you buy it all without leaving home. And theyre less expensive than paperbacks, which is a consideration for a voracious reader like me. Also, you get privacy when choosing to read a romantic ebook. The book title does not display on the back of a computer or palm reader." Considering the growing prevalence of handheld devices and the expected surge of tablet PCs, Redford is betting that interest in Romance ebooks will only grow going forward.

Diesel eBooks offers over 35,000 popular, professional and academic ebooks in multiple, secure formats including Microsoft, Adobe and Palm Readers. Visitors can make their selection faster using 50 categories and 2,300 sub-categories in addition to a robust search tool. Diesel also offers customers their own wish list" while enjoying free membership in Diesels Frequent Buyer Program, where accumulated points can be redeemed as discounts.

All About Romance www.allaboutromance.com, created in 1997 by Laurie Gold, is a webzine for lovers of romance novels, providing nearly 6,000 pages of original content in the way of provocative commentary, reviews, interviews, and more. The site also features five message boards and two discussion lists for continual interactivity and just underwent a major redesign, including the creation of a powerful database for their 5,000+ reviews.

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