50/50 Shades of Grey and Romance Fiction Market Share

50/50 Shades of Grey

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/50-shades-of-infographic_b57253

Romance Literature Statistics: Overview

http://www.rwa.org/cs/the_romance_genre/romance_literature_statistics

“Popularity of Romance Fiction

(source: Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2011)

• Romance fiction sales are estimated at $1.368 billion for 2011.
• 74.8 million people read at least one romance novel in 2008. (source: RWA Reader Survey)
• Romance fiction was the largest share of the U.S. consumer market in 2010 at 13.4 percent.

Romance Market Share Compared to Other Genres

(source: Simba Information estimates)

• Romance fiction: $1.358 billion in estimated revenue for 2010
• Religion/inspirational: $759 million
• Mystery: $682 million
• Science fiction/fantasy: $559 million
• Classic literary fiction: $455 million”

Love conquers all…

Stephen