The Oscars have barred Sacha Baron Cohen from attending the …
Santa may use a sleigh but a driver in the far north of Norway …
A Chicago man arrested on suspicion of illegally surfing at a …
Swiss scientists plan to increase the juice flowing through the…
Updated: Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 9:05 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 9:05 AM EDT
(NewsCore Reports)
Pornographic fiction dominating Apple’s British e-book chart at the start of the week had mysteriously disappeared Tuesday, prompting speculation the multinational corporation censored its customers’ true preferences to save face.
Apple, which allows iPad owners to download books through its iBooks store, featured racy stories including the number one “Blonde and Wet, the Complete Story” in its British top five e-book chart on Monday morning.
Hours later all erotic fiction dropped out of the chart simultaneously and was replaced with less raunchy books such as British lawmaker Peter Mandelson’s autobiography.
An independent book chart analyst said a radical change in preferences in such a short amount of time was unlikely. Apple declined to explain the disappearance of the books.
“Blonde and Wet,” which Apple offered for 99 pence, ($1.50) was described by one reviewer as “extremely graphic and some might say it is porn.”
The most popular author was Carl East, originally from northern England, with more than 70 erotic books to his name. Available from 49 pence, his books were first, second and seventh in the chart before they disappeared.
East, who lives in America, has never appeared on any conventional bestseller lists, but his multiple appearances on Apple’s top ten suggests there is a hidden market for erotic fiction that goes unrecorded in mainstream charts.
Philip Stone, charts editor for The Bookseller magazine, said East was likely to be benefiting from iPad users’ ability to buy erotica more discreetly than if they bought a paperback.
“The embarrassment factor of being caught reading something like that in print is not there. If it’s on your iPad then no one can tell what you’re reading. You could be reading Plato.”
Get news from myfoxdc on your mobile on our iPhone, Android or Blackberry apps. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Send us pictures & video on our apps or FOX 5 News Force. | |
Please keep your comments civil - myfoxdc.com reserves the right to remove comments that are obscene, profane, abusive, hateful, racist, spam or otherwise inappropriate. You can sign on with a Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo or Discus account. A valid email is required, but not visible to others.
Guilty or not, these strange mug shots are worth looking at. All defendants are presumed innocent until and…
Hundreds of people, including nearly the entire Alexandria Fire Department, came…
She's a Florida girl who's comfortable in a bikini, and now 19-year-old model …
Images from the State of the Union Address on January 24, 2012.
It may be acceptable on canvas, but parading around half-naked in one of Paris' …
In the DC Region and across the country crowds of customers lined up for new Air…
Photo gallery of the variety of contraband seized at Dulles International …
The Virginia Tech campus was locked down and police SWAT teams on alert after …
Five artists were celebrated at the 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors including …
Joe Paterno returns home and makes a public appearance after the arrest of Jerry…
Warning graphic images. PHOTOS: Evidence Used By Prosecution In the Lululemon …
If you want to get revved up after a string of rough seasons, you could buy an …
Photo gallery of Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the party crashers from the Obama …
This photo gallery shows the reflecting pool on the National Mall while it is …
Due to the aftermath of the tropical storm many roads, parking garages and …
Our continuous rain causes flooding all over the DC Region. Check out our photo …
FOX 5 viewers responded with some great photos of Hurricane Irene as she moved …
Photos from viewers of the earthquake that sent thousands of people home early …
Check out our photo gallery from the first day the Martin Luther King, Jr. …
Check out our photo gallery from the first day the Martin Luther King, Jr. …
Robyn Gardner, 35, of Frederick, Maryland, has disappeared while vacationing in …
This virtual flyover gives you a visualiztion of what the MLK Memorial will look…
Check out photos of the final Shuttle mission of the 30-year program.
A jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder and child abuse. However, she …