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Romance on the screen and on the page: Two Indicators

Oct 23, 2024 · 17m
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  • The Indicator's Love Week series explores the business of romance, beginning with how television executives mass-produce seasonal rom-coms through predictable formulas.
  • Romance novels have transitioned from supermarket shelf obscurity to mainstream success, with authors achieving greater commercial success than many other publishing genres.
  • E-books and author networking enabled romance novelists to build audiences and industry influence previously denied to the often-maligned genre.

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