Citations
Sources in Order of Appearance (some sources are used multiple times)
Introduction
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Curcic, D. (2022, October 9). Romance Novel Sales Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
Source 2:
Pagan, A. (2019, February 15). A brief history of the romance novel. The New York Public Library. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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Dellatto, M. (2022, December 26). Colleen Hoover dominating 2022 with 6 of year's 10 best-selling books. Forbes. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
Source 4:
Curcic, D. (2022, October 9). Romance Novel Sales Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
Demographics
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Hogan, J. (2022, January 22). 22 great books by trans and nonbinary authors releasing in 2022 that belong on your TBR list. BuzzFeed. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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Ellis, D. (2023, March 16). Join the Trans Rights Readathon March 20-27! BOOK RIOT. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
Source 7:
Curcic, D. (2022, October 9). Romance Novel Sales Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
Source 8:
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2019, September 12). mestizo. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
Respondent Behavior
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Alter, A. (2018, July 7). The changing face of romance novels. The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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Perrin, A. (2020, May 30). Book reading 2016 Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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Curcic, D. (2022, October 9). Romance Novel Sales Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
Source 12:
Curcic, D. (2022, October 9). Romance Novel Sales Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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Staff. (2023, April 17). The most surprising ebooks sales statistics and Trends in 2023. Nielsen BookData. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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Kolmar, C. (2023, March 4). 25+ incredible US smartphone industry statistics [2023]: How many Americans have Smartphones. Zippia. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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Santos-Muñiz, M. (2022, July 13). Puerto Rican librarians call for investments in library infrastructure. Prism. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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Staff (n.d.). Libby help. What is Libby? Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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Indianapolis Moms. (2021, June 22). Five romance novels to add fun and spice to your life. Indianapolis Moms. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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Nassor, R. (2023, April 10). What is a closed door romance? your guide. BOOK RIOT. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
Purchasing vs Loaning
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Campbell, L. (2014, July 18). Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited in US. The Bookseller. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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Amazon. (n.d.). Kindle Unlimited Frequently Asked Questions Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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Campbell, L. (2014, July 18). Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited in US. The Bookseller. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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Haines, D. (2023, April 11). Does kindle unlimited pay per page pay authors fairly? Just Publishing Advice For Writers and Authors. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
Source 23:
Curcic, D. (2023, January 17). Amazon Publishing Statistics. WordsRated. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
About Authors
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Pierce, B. (2023, February 1). In the shallow world of BookTok, being 'A reader' is more important than actually reading. British GQ. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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Staff, The Economist. (2021, Nov 6). Booktok Has Passion-and Enormous Marketing Power.. The Economist. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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Levenson, M. (2022, June 14). James Patterson apologizes for saying white writers face a 'form of racism'. The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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Vershbow, S. (2022, December 12). The murky path to becoming a 'New York Times' best seller. Esquire. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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Nicolas, S. (2021, August 19). A history of buying books onto the bestseller list. BOOK RIOT. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
How Readers Find Books
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Talbot, D. (2023, March 8). Impact of Social Media on Book Publishing Industry. WordsRated. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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Michelle. (2022, October 28). Goodreads: A platform for readers and authors. Digital Innovation and Transformation. Harvard University. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
Aesthetic Preferences
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Earnshaw, A. (2023, January 15). Tiktok's steamy romance novel revival is changing how we think about sex. Allure. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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Jensen, K. (2019, August 20). As illustrated covers trend in romance, what is being said about women's interests? BOOK RIOT. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
Source 33:
Lee, L. (2023, April 16). A man who modeled for the cover of a military romance novel in which a woman lusts for her 'manwhore' navy seal stepbrother was sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting a capitol police officer on Jan. 6. Business Insider. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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SisuGirl. (2021). Cover Photo Review Amazon. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
