What's more fun than interesting facts about Fifty Shades of Grey? I thought you all would enjoy some of these gems...
As the novel's fan-base is mostly comprised of married women over thirty, some news agencies have dubbed it as "Mommy Porn". News Networks in the U.S. have attributed the success of the novel to the discrete nature of e-reading devices. They have also noted it as an example of the rise in popularity of female erotica.
The Fifty Shades trilogy is based on a Twilight fan-fiction titled Master of the Universe. It was published episodically on the Twilight fan-sites. After comments concerning the racy content of the material E.L. James removed the story from those sites and published it on her own website.
Universal Pictures and Focus Features secured the film rights of the trilogy in March 2012.
During the first six months of 2012, New York City area hardware stores had seen a high jump in the sales of ropes, especially to women.
Virgin Atlantic has streamed the audio books on cross-country flights.
The Damson Dene Hotel in Britain's Lake District replaced the Bibles in all 40 guest rooms with Fifty Shades of Grey.
E. L. James has been named one of Time magazine's 'World's 100 Most Influential People'.
Sources:
http://learnodo-newtonic.com/fifty-shades-of-grey-facts
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lois-alter-mark/50-shades-of-grey_b_1907994.html
