Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age
Lane, an attorney and the publisher of the Journal of Electronic Discovery and Internet Litigation, provides a timely case study of the business and economics of pornography. What makes this an interesting study is that with the advent of VCRs and the Internet, barriers to pornography's market entry were effectively bulldozed. While still not mainstream, pornography is now fairly widely accepted, with some 60,000 adult sites currently available. (Sex does sell, to the point that pornography has a greater market share of the entertainment industry than sporting events and live music performances together.) As a result, the industry is experiencing classic and not-so-classic shakeouts. The book is written in such a way that parallels can be made to other Internet enterprises. Recommended for general and business collections.ASteven Silkunas, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, PhiladelphiaCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.