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The book obviously had something that appealed to readers. It's not that taboo, many other books have been written on taboo subjects and that hasn't helped them sell. I saw one book "Bound to Serve", it had a woman tied up on the cover. I didn't read it. The book was at the dollar store. If taboo sold, then why was 50 Shades a hit while other books are relegated to the dollar store? Word of mouth is a phenomonon of appealing to readers. Books only spread by word of mouth if people are reading it and enjoying it enough to tell their friends about it. I haven't read 50 Shades, but the author must be doing something right.
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