Comments on: Sex Sells…so what? http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Where can I find some good articles on the ethics of marketing “Sex sells”? | Askleona.com http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20143 Where can I find some good articles on the ethics of marketing “Sex sells”? | Askleona.com Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:19:28 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20143 [...] Romantic Inks » Blog Archive » Sex Sells…so what? [...] [...] Romantic Inks » Blog Archive » Sex Sells…so what? [...]

]]> By: April Morelock http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20129 April Morelock Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:52:32 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20129 Catherine, I think you've hit the nail on the head... I miss the romance... Sex does not equal romance in my book... well, it's just sex. And I want my romance back!!!! April Catherine,
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head… I miss the romance… Sex does not equal romance in my book… well, it’s just sex. And I want my romance back!!!!

April

]]> By: Catherine Spencer http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20128 Catherine Spencer Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:42:32 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20128 Hmm. This is a hard question for me. I've never bought an e-book. And I very, very rarely read erotica, but usually when I do it's mainstream smut, and I wouldn't really care if anyone decided to term it porn or not. The embarrassment factor is just not there for me with strangers working the register of a local bookstore. My romance reading is for all practical purposes strictly historical. I don't care for books where things get too steamy too fast for weak reasons -- when it feels like it's just sex to sell the book, it always seems to show and fall flat. But, if I accidentally purchase a book in which the author closes the door on the bedroom scene or offers a sexual premise on which she does not deliver, I *will* return the book. I like sex in romance. Overall, I think I wish there were a better balance in the stories between falling in love and the ensuing sexual passion. It seems like seeing characters really falling in love in a romance book is oddly rare. Hmm. This is a hard question for me. I’ve never bought an e-book. And I very, very rarely read erotica, but usually when I do it’s mainstream smut, and I wouldn’t really care if anyone decided to term it porn or not. The embarrassment factor is just not there for me with strangers working the register of a local bookstore.

My romance reading is for all practical purposes strictly historical. I don’t care for books where things get too steamy too fast for weak reasons — when it feels like it’s just sex to sell the book, it always seems to show and fall flat. But, if I accidentally purchase a book in which the author closes the door on the bedroom scene or offers a sexual premise on which she does not deliver, I *will* return the book. I like sex in romance.

Overall, I think I wish there were a better balance in the stories between falling in love and the ensuing sexual passion. It seems like seeing characters really falling in love in a romance book is oddly rare.

]]> By: Natasha Moore http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20127 Natasha Moore Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:22:02 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20127 I don't think erotic romance is killing traditional romance. It's just adding another option for readers. As Kate says, women are beocming more comfortable with the hotter books - seeking them out even. There will still be readers who prefer the sweeter romances, and that's okay too. I think more options is a good thing :) I don’t think erotic romance is killing traditional romance. It’s just adding another option for readers. As Kate says, women are beocming more comfortable with the hotter books – seeking them out even. There will still be readers who prefer the sweeter romances, and that’s okay too. I think more options is a good thing :)

]]> By: Kate Pearce http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20124 Kate Pearce Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:58:29 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20124 I think the market is cyclical, what is hot today -(and yes it is very hot at the moment)-will not be the flavor of the month next year. But I also think that women are becoming more comfortable and knowledgeable with their sexuality and some heat is here to stay as the core romance audience changes and grows. I think the market is cyclical, what is hot today -(and yes it is very hot at the moment)-will not be the flavor of the month next year. But I also think that women are becoming more comfortable and knowledgeable with their sexuality and some heat is here to stay as the core romance audience changes and grows.

]]> By: Arianna Skye http://romanticinks.com/2009/03/17/sex-sellsso-what/comment-page-1/#comment-20123 Arianna Skye Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:17:14 +0000 http://romanticinks.com/?p=1665#comment-20123 I don't think it is killing it. In the good ER books, it compliments the plot. With our more progressive ways of thinking, I pretty much see romances becoming steamier and steamier. Matter of fact, there are a few massmarket mainstream romances I've read recently that have included some erotic element, from light BDSM to a menage. And it definitely didn't overshadow the plot. My 2 cents Arianna :) I don’t think it is killing it. In the good ER books, it compliments the plot. With our more progressive ways of thinking, I pretty much see romances becoming steamier and steamier. Matter of fact, there are a few massmarket mainstream romances I’ve read recently that have included some erotic element, from light BDSM to a menage. And it definitely didn’t overshadow the plot.

My 2 cents

Arianna :)

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