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hermes · 05-31-2011, 03:19 AM

I rarely find what I am really looking for in books, paper or digital. The titles I would pay $500 for are...

1. How to Make a Billion Dollars While in a Beachchair in Vietnam (not the junk that actually is being sold, preferably by limited edition of 1000).

2. Where to Find the Most Beautiful Women in the World (extremely well researched with lots of photos, not just some guy trying to sell a book. Limited edition of 100).

3. Even Better... How to Make a Million Dollars Photographing the Most Beautiful Women in the World (notice the sober compromise in money. Limited edition of one)

OK, less ideal books - Traditional Beekeeping and Herbs for Brain Health would be acceptable. Sure, reference books do exist, but I get the impression that instead ebooks are predominantly textual fiction rather than image-rich non-fiction. The B&W limitations of ereaders could have something to do with this.

Instead of fascinating marvels of how-to secrets on life's greatest questions (not 'why am I here?' but 'where do get laid?' and 'what countries have a flat tax rate?') there are lots have those kind of titles, usually hugely disappointing. I find award-winning, astute, insightful, artfully written books on relationships (ugh), developing psychic abilities, the history of war, medical speculation, and other time wasters of life's diversions from sex and making money. I don't know if I am an eccentric or more likely the heterosexual male brain is not hardwired for reading. I read to *prepare* for the real world of smells and objects and actions, not for entertainment (or so I lie to myself).

A publisher friend in NYC tells me that book buyers are overwhelmingly females and homosexual men. Truth or fact?

05-31-2011, 03:19 AM	#1
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	is there an ereader market for straight men? I rarely find what I am really looking for in books, paper or digital. The titles I would pay $500 for are... 1. How to Make a Billion Dollars While in a Beachchair in Vietnam (not the junk that actually is being sold, preferably by limited edition of 1000). 2. Where to Find the Most Beautiful Women in the World (extremely well researched with lots of photos, not just some guy trying to sell a book. Limited edition of 100). 3. Even Better... How to Make a Million Dollars Photographing the Most Beautiful Women in the World (notice the sober compromise in money. Limited edition of one) OK, less ideal books - Traditional Beekeeping and Herbs for Brain Health would be acceptable. Sure, reference books do exist, but I get the impression that instead ebooks are predominantly textual fiction rather than image-rich non-fiction. The B&W limitations of ereaders could have something to do with this. Instead of fascinating marvels of how-to secrets on life's greatest questions (not 'why am I here?' but 'where do get laid?' and 'what countries have a flat tax rate?') there are lots have those kind of titles, usually hugely disappointing. I find award-winning, astute, insightful, artfully written books on relationships (ugh), developing psychic abilities, the history of war, medical speculation, and other time wasters of life's diversions from sex and making money. I don't know if I am an eccentric or more likely the heterosexual male brain is not hardwired for reading. I read to prepare for the real world of smells and objects and actions, not for entertainment (or so I lie to myself). A publisher friend in NYC tells me that book buyers are overwhelmingly females and homosexual men. Truth or fact? Last edited by hermes; 05-31-2011 at 03:22 AM.