Adolf Hitler's 1923 racist manifesto Mein Kampf consistently tops lists of bestselling ebooks and a new essay suggests that's become of its similarities to Fifty Shades of Grey.
Chris Faraone argues that Hitler's argument outlining a worldwide Jewish conspiracy, which sees little in the way of hardcopy sales, is perfect for the more discrete and disposable world of digital books.
Like erotica and romance novels, writes Faraone, readers who would otherwise be embarrassed may anonymously buy a copy of the text and stay under the radar while using an e-reader.
One version of the manifesto tops Amazon's list of most downloaded Propaganda & Political Psychology books. Two others hovered on the iTunes Politics & Current Events list.
'Mein Kampf could be following a similar trend to that of smut and romance novels,' Faraone writes, which may both 'be quietly perused then dropped into a folder or deleted.'
The success of 50 Shades of Grey, which accounted for nearly half of all book sales in 2012, may be an extreme example, the logic seems clear. Full story...
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Chris Faraone argues that Hitler's argument outlining a worldwide Jewish conspiracy, which sees little in the way of hardcopy sales, is perfect for the more discrete and disposable world of digital books.
Like erotica and romance novels, writes Faraone, readers who would otherwise be embarrassed may anonymously buy a copy of the text and stay under the radar while using an e-reader.
One version of the manifesto tops Amazon's list of most downloaded Propaganda & Political Psychology books. Two others hovered on the iTunes Politics & Current Events list.
'Mein Kampf could be following a similar trend to that of smut and romance novels,' Faraone writes, which may both 'be quietly perused then dropped into a folder or deleted.'
The success of 50 Shades of Grey, which accounted for nearly half of all book sales in 2012, may be an extreme example, the logic seems clear. Full story...
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