A Pint of Ben & Jerry's

On Wednesday, 16 of the top 20 books on Amazon’s romance best-seller list were titles from its book-publishing arm or were self-published on Amazon’s platform.

WSJ

A pint of Ben & Jerry's and a box of tissues near;

I'm ready for a romance that will bring a wistful tear.

I love to read of heroines who find by page fifteen

a ranch hand or a pirate who is handsome, true, and clean.

Complications intervene to sever their true fate,

until a lush denouement on page 288.

So what care I if Amazon has cornered such a market?

When it comes to passion, they're the only ones can spark it!

And if it gets erotic round the edges, that's okay;

my kids will not pick up a book -- it's Minecraft fills their day.

I snuggle up with Kindle for a busty maiden's sighs

as she bounces bed to bed to test compliant guys.

I could pen a romance and to Amazon present it.

They wouldn't mind my typos or bad grammar to resent it.

Maybe clear a couple thou -- now that would be a kick --

for writing hanky-panky and then laying it on thick.

Hi ho, hi ho, an author soon I'll be for Amazon.

I'll manufacture purple prose, and dreck proceed to spawn.

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