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Fan Fiction turns out is a lucrative hobby to have

Fifty Shades of Grey has been the biggest story in the literary world for months. It all started when E.L. James writing was writing Twilight fan fiction to cope with the sexual frustration that can come with a mid-life crisis. Because of its erotic nature, Fifty Shades got spread around and popular, particularly with women over thirty. E.L. James basically is the only person to succeed in making “Mommy Porn”. That’s porn made for moms, not porn featuring moms.

The series, which includes Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, has sold thirty-one million copies worldwide. It even broke Harry Potter’s record for fastest selling paperback. Not bad for a story that started as fan fiction and features BDSM. Those are traditionally thought of as niche markets. A movie and a porn-parody are not far off.

Its success has publishers trying to capitalize by putting out an almost carbon copy of the series. Penguin Publishing’s imprint Berkley Books has picked up series Gabriel’s Inferno. The rumor is that Berkley paid author Sylvain Reynard somewhere in the seven figures for the rights.

So what’s this all about? Here’s what the book’s website has to say about it:

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SKINEMA, the book

Chris Nieratko has been “reviewing” porn for Vice Magazine in his Skinema column for a long time. Reviewing is in quotes because in his reviews are generally crazy stories that skip any actual reviewing. It must be frustrating for porn-purists but more often than not they are hilarious and entertaining.

His Skinema column was compiled and released as a book in 2007 called Skinema. Now, Vice has turned Skinema into an online show. The good news is that the Skinema show isn’t rambling and directionless as the column, it’s a real good behind-the-scenes look into the lives of porn’s most renowned and successful people.

Episodes below!

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