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The Kindle store has a big selection of bosom-heaving tales for under £1. Retailers are keen to cash in, with many romance novels costing much less as a digital version. On Christmas Day, more people activated new Kindles, downloaded Kindle applications and bought ebooks than on any previous day.

With e-readers, it’s ideal because no one can see what you’re reading.’ But once you have that mindset it’s difficult to overcome it. ‘There’s an assumption about people who read and write these books that is misplaced. ‘Women who read Mills and Boon are no more frustrated spinsters than crime-novel readers are mass murderers,’ she told The Times.

The third-generation Kindle, which was launched five months ago and costs £149, can carry up to 3,500 books in a slim package that weighs just 247g - less than one paperback.Īccording to Nielsen BookScan, just two per cent of all printed books sold in 2009 were romantic novels, compared with 14 per cent of all e-books sold.Ĭatherine Jones, from the Romantic Novelists’ Association, said people had preconceived ideas on the type of readers who enjoy romantic novels. This Christmas the Kindle became Amazon’s biggest selling product ever, selling an estimated eight million in Britain and the U.S.
