Since the inception of the internet, many fantastic things have come about, but there are many predictions that have yet to come true.

One such prediction is the death of paper books, and although the printed newspaper industry is being dealt massive blows, people have been thus far much less likely to graviate to electronic delivery of fiction.

There are many causes and suggested reasons for this, from the idea that 'people like to hold a book in their hands' to the idea that no electronic reader exists which can mimic the ease of reading a book.

Another key point is that of all the readers that have been introduced this far, all were priced high. The only reader to enjoy a modicum of success has been the Amazon Kindle, although even that has not threatened to put a dent in the printed book industry.

The only genre for which electronic delivery seems a perfect medium is that of erotic ebooks.

Readers can browse and shop for erotic literature in the privacy of their own home, regardless of their tastes (or sexual fetish) and delivery is instantaneous.

Although erotic literature and adult stories are not the same thing as porn, it seems that offerings of a sexual nature - be it words or pictures - lend themselves well to the digital delivery of the web.

Of course, it goes without saying that privacy is a major factor in shopping for digital erotica, but there is an additional shopping point for consumers: the available inventory of titles. Rather than being limited to the books available in a single store in their local town, shoppers of sexual fiction can find their tastes much easier and choose from a much larger selection.

They can be exposed - no pun intended - to a much broader array of authors, for although erotic writing is considered by some to be a less than literary endeavor, the reality is that such works need good writing just as with mainstream, non-erotic fiction. Today's shopper has a much better chance of finding it.