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Hi,
I'm new here and am just setting out on writing my first set of erotica ebooks.
I have done a lot of research prior to actually writing my books and have seen a lot of discussion regarding Amazon etc not allowing kindle/ebook erotica which have certain topics in their titles, blurbs or actual content. The obvious ones being, under 18 characters, incest, bestiality etc, although the items being banned from sale seem to be a bit wider than that, or even if they just hint at it, such as having the word 'Daddy' in the title!
Yesterday I decided to do more research and visited Barnes & Noble and entered 'erotica' in their search bar and was amazed to see on the first page a whole host of titles such as 'Busting Sisters Cherry', 'Banging the Babysitter', 'The Raping of a College Cheerleader', 'Daddy's Gift' etc etc including another about a girl having sex with horses!
So now I'm totally confused as to what is acceptable and what isn't?
I don't want to waste my time writing stories which are not going to get past the censors, and have no intention of writing about obviously illegal activities, but where do we sensibly draw the line if we want our books to sell?
Stuff that pushes the boundaries such as 'Daddy' roleplay between adults I would imagine is a big seller, but is it worth the risk?
All help much appreciated!
I'm new here and am just setting out on writing my first set of erotica ebooks.
I have done a lot of research prior to actually writing my books and have seen a lot of discussion regarding Amazon etc not allowing kindle/ebook erotica which have certain topics in their titles, blurbs or actual content. The obvious ones being, under 18 characters, incest, bestiality etc, although the items being banned from sale seem to be a bit wider than that, or even if they just hint at it, such as having the word 'Daddy' in the title!
Yesterday I decided to do more research and visited Barnes & Noble and entered 'erotica' in their search bar and was amazed to see on the first page a whole host of titles such as 'Busting Sisters Cherry', 'Banging the Babysitter', 'The Raping of a College Cheerleader', 'Daddy's Gift' etc etc including another about a girl having sex with horses!
So now I'm totally confused as to what is acceptable and what isn't?
I don't want to waste my time writing stories which are not going to get past the censors, and have no intention of writing about obviously illegal activities, but where do we sensibly draw the line if we want our books to sell?
Stuff that pushes the boundaries such as 'Daddy' roleplay between adults I would imagine is a big seller, but is it worth the risk?
All help much appreciated!
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