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Summary: This book will only want you to also stay off the Internet,
Review: The writer does not endorse the adult/porn market in cyberspace, but he also does not understand it either. Porn on the web is like the B-Movie Industry. You can do porn films fast and download them fast. That's all. It's a big industry because there is a whole new generation of internet geeks who eat it up like fast food. There are by this time, tons of web-sites that have porn pictures and downloadable adult films that are consistent with current hardware and software of PC's. In the end however, it's all a bunch of nothing. Just like the Internet itself is.
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Summary: A great outside view
Review: A well-written review from a professsional outsider perspective. I work in this industry in a management roll and was impressed with Fred's take on things. I later met Fred and have since become friends with him. He's very serious about his work and brings a fresh perspective to a misunderstood industry. A great read.
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Summary: The First Half of This Book is a Liberal Education
Review: Don't let the (literally) clueless title turn you off. This is an impressive tour de force. The first half is a concise, entertaining, and enormously informative history of technology and its effects on our social customs and ways of looking at the world. Lane's grasp of mountains of material and his ability to concisely summarize it are awesome. Since I am in a related field, I intended to skim it, but was drawn into reading every word. The second half is more specialized, but is only tangentially devoted to "obscene profits" (that awful title looks like a publicists's handiwork). It poignantly conveys the ways the new technology reveals for the first time that men's obsession with pornography is of epidemic proportions.
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Summary: Now we know
Review: Ever since I was a little boy, I was interested in pornography. Now as I have grown older, it is amazing to find out how this industry, has grown to be a major influence in todays economy. Obscence Profits clearly illustrates the changes in the Porn industry and how many people have profitted from its growth. Even for people who are disguted by pornograpghy will be interested in this books portrial of the industries success.
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Summary: A most thorough and entertaining read
Review: Frederick Lane approaches the history of pornography with the eye of a scholar and the ear of a storyteller. Obscene Profits is both informative and entertaining -- no small feat considering its subject. From stag films to Jen-dave.com, Lane introduces the players and the controversies, backed by an informed look at the political, social and cultural happenings at the time. The result is an impressive debut that, above all, manages to "follow the money" while maintaining a lively perspective on one of the most contentious subjects in American society.
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Summary: Porn to be Lane
Review: From Lane's perspective on pornography, he should have surfed more porn and read fewer Time Magazines. Although he provides a very useful and entertaining history of porn in America, he lacks a real "insider's" experience. This could have come with more actual interviews with porn business pornographers other than over-publicised Danni Ashe. This is not to say the book is bad. We all know the state of porn - or atleast you would if you're interested in reading this book. For what I required, Lane's book was almost perfect. He organized time, theme and place well, offered may other online sources and had a good chronology of events. If you're writing a TV pop documentary on the porn industry, it's a great resource. Lane's book ain't too heavy -but it's a good source for ideas.
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Summary: Factual and Fun Reading
Review: I used this book as a reference for a graduate level sociology class, and it was invaluable. The information was rich and accurate. I really enjoyed the writer's perspective.
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Summary: Indispensible primer on adult entertainment industry
Review: Obscene Profits is the first book to pick up when researching about or doing business with the adult entertainment industry. Mr. Lane seems to have an insider's point of view coupled with an academician's intellect...which makes for engaging reading. For those fascinated by the biggest moneymaking sector on the Internet, this is a must-read.
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Summary: Exopa Terra - This is a Great Review of Porn and Cash
Review: There is money in sex, lots of it, and this book is helpful to anyone who would like to understand more about this booming industry.
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Summary: Must Read for those who want to grow rich in a growing niche
Review: This is an excellent book, written with a lawyer's research habits and a computer scientist's discipline. For anyone interested in the most profitable industry segment of the new economy, this is required reading material. It is interesting, entertaining, and informative. Pick it up, but know the following. Money doesn't mean power. It means freedom.
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