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hey! its almost valentines day! you know what that means? ROMANCE! and...all that lovey dovey stuff. ack! well...cause theres just sooo many romance readers and writers i got thinking it could be cool to find out some interesting stuff about romance books.
did you know...
romance books are the most read books in the united states and 120 other countries. theyre printed in 25 languages! there are more than 200 million romance readers worldwide!
almost half of all books printed and distributed in north america are romance novels! its an over $1 billion dollars a year industry!
harlequin is the biggest publisher of romance novels.
romance novels are always at the top of the major bestseller lists (new york times, publishers weekly and u.s.a. today)
women between the ages of 25 and 54 make up more than half the romance readers. in general readers range in age from preteen to over 75. 22% of all romance readers are male but not many are willing to talk about it.
romance novels are always at the top of the major bestseller lists (new york times, publishers weekly and u.s.a. today)
women between the ages of 25 and 54 make up more than half the romance readers. in general readers range in age from preteen to over 75. 22% of all romance readers are male but not many are willing to talk about it.
most romance books are way shorter than standard paperbacks and some are as short as 50,000 words.
romance novels come in hundreds of different themes. some real popular ones are historical, sci fi, paranormal and suspense.
romance novels come in hundreds of different themes. some real popular ones are historical, sci fi, paranormal and suspense.
romantic novels originated in the early twentieth century in england. they sold so well that some publishers dropped other books and just sold romance novels. they spread first to canada and then to the united states.
one of the earliest romance novels was pamela, or virtue rewarded written by samuel richardson in 1740. in the 1800s jane austen widened the genre. her book pride and prejudice is often thought of as the heart of the genre.
i hate to end with this fact but...although they love the work few romance novelists get rich. ugh! sorry my romance writer friends. :(
...hugs from lenny
i hate to end with this fact but...although they love the work few romance novelists get rich. ugh! sorry my romance writer friends. :(
...hugs from lenny
