Playboy Having a Harder Time Selling Porn on Paper (and on DVD)

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I am always fascinated by the vagaries of Playboy Magazine because if porn isn’t successful in print, what can be?   According to an article on Gawker, Playboy is laying off 55 people, cutting 80 jobs, and ending DVD production.   Instead, Playboy will focus on selling its digital archives and merchandising.   I suppose with the rise of free services like xtube and redtube (not linking, go google it), the idea of paying for even quality print porn is less appealing.

Jane

Jane Litte is the founder of Dear Author, a lawyer, and a lover of pencil skirts. She self publishes NA and contemporaries (and publishes with Berkley and Montlake) and spends her downtime reading romances and writing about them. Her TBR pile is much larger than the one shown in the picture and not as pretty. You can reach Jane by email at jane @ dearauthor dot com

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