Is Fifty Shades of Grey good for the book industry?

EL James's books are hated by critics but loved by millions – readers can have a 'completely different definition of good' from the literary world. read more

Fifty Shades of Grey is rumored to have kept Barnes and Noble afloat for six months on its sales alone. So, if you extrapolate those sales, as well as sales from Amazon, it indeed was a highly successful book for the industry. read more

In fact, I’d argue that as a cultural phenomenon that has brought non-normative sex and female desire to the mainstream, Fifty Shades of Grey has done far more good than harm. read more

The first, titled Fifty Shades of Grey, was released as an e-book and a print on demand paperback in May 2011 by The Writers' Coffee Shop, a virtual publisher based in Australia. The second volume, Fifty Shades Darker, was released in September 2011; and the third, Fifty Shades Freed, followed in January 2012. read more