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Good grief, this reads like it came straight out of Penthouse Forum!

Who else immeditly clicked the link to Aqua Erotica?

Got a use for you, albeit a sort of silly one. I own one of these durabooks; it's a collection of water-based erotica. It's done as a durabook so you can read it in the bathtub (or hot tub, or pool) without damaging it, even if you errrrr, splash about a bit.

Was a room-mate of mine when she edited that first anthology (Aqua Erotica). She does most of her work online and has quite the full web page here and talks about this book here. Note that she says "So far, I've had reports that the book is not proof against wine or beer, but stands up well to urine."

Also note that this is erotica, not porn. The pictures are more artful than explicit. It generally appeals more to women than men.

Was a room-mate of mine when she edited that first anthology (Aqua Erotica). She does most of her work online and has quite the full web page here and talks about this book here. Note that she says "So far, I've had reports that the book is not proof against wine or beer, but stands up well to urine."

Also note that this is erotica, not porn. The pictures are more artful than explicit. It generally appeals more to women than men.

Seeing as we've sold about two of these per month in the last couple of years, I'd hardly call this a revolution in publishing. Really, it just seems like another gimmick.

With all the hoopla over e-books and print-on-demand books, both of which are better and more innovative ideas than the aqua book, they represent a small fraction of what people actually buy. I happen to prefer computer books in the electronic format, such as the O'Reilly bookshelves, but I'm in the distinct minority. Most people have a definite preference for the dead tree version, and thats something I don't see changing for a long time.