“Downmarket genre fiction”

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Apart from being hideously snobbish, she doesn’t seem to realise that reading a kindle could just be a lot easier for the Mills and Boon readers who may have arthritic fingers/hands.

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Ebook sales are being driven by downmarket genre fiction | Media | The Guardian.

Kindle-owning bibliophiles are furtive beasts. Their shelves still boast classics and Booker winners. But inside that plastic case, other things lurk. Sci-fi and self-help. Even paranormal romance, where vampires seduce virgins and elves bonk trolls.